Sail - James Patterson

When we went on holiday this year in April, I expected to be staying for a week. However, courtesy of Iceland and its volcano spurting a giant ash cloud over Europe, we found ourselves staying for thirteen days. There were not very many of us staying at the hotel so we all easily became good friends and we decided that we would a swap books as few of us had brought enough reading matter to last the extra days, and since we were advised not to leave the hotel in case of updates, there was little else to do except lounge by the pool and read (whilst sampling the free all inclusive bar!) I ... more

This book is written by James Patterson in collaboration with Howard Roughan. The story revolves a family who take a sailing holiday together in an attempt to rebuild the problems they have individually and as a family. Basically there is an accident and the family are presumed dead until a note is found indicating they are alive and offering a reward. The story then focuses around their rescue and who will find them first. Most of the book is written in the first person by the mother of the family, Katherine, with some chapters which do not directly involve her are written from the third ... more

I am addicted to crime books including James Patterson. This book, to me was very well written with a plot well thought. An organised crime that leaves you thinking and wondering who are the people whom you can really believe and count on. A story about family conflict, love and betrayal. This book however is a bit different from most of James Patterson books. A new approach in his books but the suspence are still the same that leaves you wanting to read more. A remarried widow with troubled kids that tried to save the family bond by organising a family vacation. Living a rich and famous ... more