During World War II, a group of German expatriates trapped in Brazil must sail across five thousand miles of tempestuous water to reach their homeland--and face the deadly barricade of American and British military power. Praise for Jack Higgins “A seasoned pro...Mr. Higgins knows how to tell a story!”— The New York Times Book Review “Jack Higgins has written some of the best suspense fiction of the past fifty years.”— The San Diego Union-Tribune “When it comes to thriller writers, one name stands well above the crowd—Jack Higgins.”—Associated Press “Higgins makes the pages fly.”— New York Daily News “Jack Higgins is one of the best-selling authors of popular fiction in the world, often considered the architect of the modern thriller.”—The Huffington Post “Higgins is an author with the creative power to hook the reader and keep them forever because of his terrific tales. There are many villains out there, but Higgins is by far the greatest at bringing to life the best and worst of them all.”— Suspense Magazine Jack Higgins lives on Jersey in the Channel Islands.