Chasteen, who now runs a Florida palm tree nursery, and his 8-month pregnant significant other, are among the high-class crowd aboard the Royal Star, making its inaugural voyage to an unknown destination. Soon after the ship leaves Miami, gunmen mow down most of the crew, then separate the men and the women. Chasteen rallies his colleagues to fight back, but ends up overboard.

I liked Bob Morris' other Zack Chasteen books. They were entertaining and a quick read. This one was just average, and the story too unbelievable for me to get into it. But, I'll continue to read the series when the next book comes out and hopefully it will be better. ( )