{"product_id":"9781476702698","title":"Force 12","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eThayer, James S\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSimon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6\/16\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eMICHAEL CRICHTON'S \u003ci\u003eAIRFRAME\u003c\/i\u003e MEETS SEBASTIAN JUNGER'S \u003ci\u003eTHE PERFECT STORM\u003c\/i\u003e IN A BRILLIANT, FAST-PACED TECHNO-THRILLER ABOUT A YACHT RACE ACROSS THE PACIFIC THAT DRAWS SAILORS READY TO RUN ANY RISK -- EVEN MURDER -- TO WIN. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the author of \u003ci\u003eTerminal Event\u003c\/i\u003e comes \u003ci\u003eForce 12,\u003c\/i\u003e the story of a world-famous software billionaire, Rex Wyman, who is determined to win the world's longest and most challenging yacht race, from San Francisco to Japan through some of the roughest seas in the world. Typical of Wyman's eccentric style, he sets out to do so onboard the \u003ci\u003eVictory,\u003c\/i\u003e a $75 million racing yacht designed -- and navigated -- entirely by computer. \u003cbr\u003e What the world does not know is that Wyman desperately needs this victory. Behind a façade of extravagant wealth, his empire is crumbling, his assets dwindling, and only a public relations coup like success for \u003ci\u003eVictory\u003c\/i\u003e can save his company. Not even his girlfriend, Gwen, a beautiful, gifted computer programmer, realizes the lengths to which Wyman will go to win. But when a series of baffling accidents during the race reveals that the \u003ci\u003eVictory'\u003c\/i\u003es computer is not infallible, Gwen has to find out whether it's a technical glitch or a determined plot to kill her and her embattled boyfriend. \u003cbr\u003e Combining suspense, adventure, high technology gone awry, and a good old-fashioned sea story at its most exciting, \u003ci\u003eForce 12\u003c\/i\u003e is a spine-tingling, sensational read by the writer whom Clive Cussler calls \"a master storyteller.\"","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43405261439231,"sku":"9781476702698","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/Jacket_c11bfa32-d531-4fe5-ac15-2a297c2ab708.jpg?v=1746940520","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781476702698","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}