Force 12

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.