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Trapped on a storm-damaged yacht, a grieving woman must conquer her worst fears and fight for her life, in a story described as The Shining on a yacht. Dr. Dagny Steele is on the verge of fulfilling her lifelong calling to become a pediatric surgeon, when the sudden death of her daughter sends her into a crushing depression. Grief-stricken and desperate to heal, she takes a leave of absence and sails across the Indian Ocean with her husband. Dagny begins to recover from her tragic loss when her voyage turns into a nightmare. Isolated and hunted at sea, can she survive a deadly crucible? |
Jeffrey James Higgins is a former reporter and retired supervisory special agent who writes thriller novels, short stories, creative nonfiction, and essays. He has wrestled a suicide bomber, fought the Taliban in combat, and chased terrorists across five continents. He received the Attorney General's Award for Exceptional Heroism and DEA's Award of Valor. Jeffrey has been interviewed by CNN, Investigation Discovery, Declassified, New York Times, and Fox News. His debut, Furious: Sailing into Terror, was a #1 Amazon New Release and a quarterfinalist in ScreenCraft's Most Cinematic Book Competition. Kirkus Reviews called it, "A taut and suspenseful tale on the ocean," and Best Thrillers said it was, "An expertly paced psychological thriller on the high seas."Â
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