For world-famous software billionaire Rex Wyman, winning the Pacific Winter Challenge - an arduous race over some of the world's most treacherous seas - may be the only thing that can save his crumbling empire. And aboard the Victory, his $75 million computer-operated yacht, the odds are in his favor. But unbeknownst to Wyman and his girlfriend, Gwen, someone wants to win even more - by any means necessary. As the Victory races headlong into a furious storm, a series of baffling accidents reveals that the vessel's computer is fallible - and it's up to computer-savvy Gwen to find out whether there's a technical glitch or a determined plot to kill her and her embattled boyfriend. Combining suspense, adventure, high technology gone awry, and a good old-fashioned sea story at its most exciting, Force 12 is a spine-tingling, sensational thriller.
James Thayer is the author of eleven books, including the gripping suspense novels White Star, Five Past Midnight, and Terminal Event. An attorney, he lives in Seattle, Washington, with his wife and two daughters.
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Softcover. Etat : Good. Product Description MICHAEL CRICHTON'S AIRFRAME MEETS SEBASTIAN JUNGER'S THE PERFECT STORM IN A BRILLIANT, FAST-PACED TECHNO-THRILLER ABOUT A YACHT RACE ACROSS THE PACIFIC THAT DRAWS SAILORS READY TO RUN ANY RISK -- EVEN MURDER -- TO WIN. From the author of Terminal Event comes Force 12, the story of a world-famous software billionaire, Rex Wyman, who is determined to win the world's longest and most challenging yacht race, from San Francisco to Japan through some of the roughest seas in the world. Typical of Wyman's eccentric style, he sets out to do so onboard the Victory, a $75 million racing yacht designed -- and navigated -- entirely by computer. What the world does not know is that Wyman desperately needs this victory. Behind a faade of extravagant wealth, his empire is crumbling, his assets dwindling, and only a public relations coup like success for Victory can save his company. Not even his girlfriend, Gwen, a beautiful, gifted computer programmer, realizes the lengths to which Wyman will go to win. But when a series of baffling accidents during the race reveals that the Victory's computer is not infallible, Gwen has to find out whether it's a technical glitch or a determined plot to kill her and her embattled boyfriend. Combining suspense, adventure, high technology gone awry, and a good old-fashioned sea story at its most exciting, Force 12 is a spine-tingling, sensational read by the writer whom Clive Cussler calls "a master storyteller." Review "Kirkus Reviews" Smashing edge-of-the-seat thriller.A masterful, enthralling sea story to put alongside the genre's classics. About the Author James Thayer is the author of eleven books, including the gripping suspense novels White Star, Five Past Midnight, and Terminal Event. An attorney, he lives in Seattle, Washington, with his wife and two daughters. N° de réf. du vendeur SONG1476702691
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