As Peter Carlyle, a smooth-talking, super-successful lawyer, waved his family off on a sailing holiday, all they had in mind was lying back and relaxing. But as a violent storm broke out, an explosion caused the boat to vanish without a trace and the family were lost, presumed dead. Until now. When a message in a bottle is washed up on a shore, it becomes apparent that there must have been at least one survivor. But all is not as it seems. The race is on to rescue the Carlyles, but does everyone looking for the family really want to find them alive? Survival may be the least of their concerns. In fact, being found may be the last thing they should be hoping for.

Review

Having just struggled my way through Tony Blair's book I needed something that was easy to read and thrilling. So I picked up a James Patterson book always a good bet. Typical Patterson short chapters and quick plot that makes you keep tuning the pages one after another. This stand alone thriller is fast paced and exciting. The characters are well written and the plot avoids the normal clinches that so many other James Patterson novels have. There is also an exciting twist to the end of the story. This novel was just what I needed after the dross I had read before it.




AshleyRyan (USA: NV) (2011/03/03):
Great book. It keeps you in suspense the whole way through.