Ghosting: A Novel

By David Poyer

Book Overview

Dr. Jack Scales, a prominent neurosurgeon, is at the peak of his career. To celebrate, he decides to make up for lost time and buys a sailing yacht christened Slow Dance, for a family cruise to Bermuda. But the family is strained: Jack's wife Arlen is secretly considering leaving the marriage; Rick, their bipolar twenty-year-old son, may need to be committed to a group home; Haley, a rebellious teenager, would rather be anywhere but trapped on a boat with her family; and Jack himselfis not prepared for the challenge of the open sea.Day by day, the Scales face mounting dangers. A lightning storm nearly destroys the boat, Rick's unstable condition worsens, and both Arlen and Haley realize that Jack is in over his head. Still, emerging from the storm, they find a fragile unity... until a man adrift on a raft leads them into danger against a terrifying gang of smugglers, who will stop at nothing to gain control of Slow Dance.Filled with an expert seaman's knowledge and driven by conflicted characters, Ghosting is a new direction for an established author: a thrilling adventure as unpredictable as the sea itself.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312613024
• ISBN13: 9780312613020
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.1" x 6.4"

Customer Reviews

Scary and Unexpected

I found this book on accident. Once I started reading it, I couldn't put it down. After it was over, I still thought of it weeks after. A tale of a rich egotistical father that wants to take up sailing without hearing any advice from the professionals, and pays deeply for it. If you want a thrilling adventure, read this.