Synopses & Reviews
Seattle sailing instructor by day, rock musician by night, Jay Becker leads a life others only dream about...until he meets his new sailing student. A German beauty named Marlene, she soon sparks trouble beyond Jay's darkest imagining: beyond the lies about her "employer"-a shadowy figure known only as Albatross...beyond the brutal deaths surfacing in her wake...Soon Becker will be drowning in a sea of stolen U.S. defense secrets and high treason, trapped by a cold savagery that will test-or break-his last mortal fiber...
Review
"Ridley Pearson is one hell of a writer. He grabs, he twists, he tightens the screws until you're drained."--Clive Cussler
"Masterful...All the loose ends tie together in a grand and glorious finale...Enthralling."--San Diego Union
"The writing is ebullient, the author has a good time with the conventions, and so should the reader."--The New York Times
"Jay Becker...is in for the time of his life. And so is the reader of this fast-paced thriller...It is almost impossible to put the book down!"--The Oregonian