"Eager to relax in the hot sun and sparkling green waters of the tropics, Bill and Jeanne Chester and another couple, Howard and Marilyn Hunter, decide to charter a magnificent yawl to cruise the islands and renew their old bonds of friendship. The yacht, the Cane Maiden, is exquisitely appointed, complete with a captain to navigate and tend to his passengers' every need. Lulled by gentle breezes and potent rum drinks on their first evening ashore, they are totally unprepared for danger when they return to the boat. Suddenly, emerging from the shadows of the cabin, the captain holds them at gunpoint and, taking them as hostages, sets sail. At stake are millions of dollars in stolen diamonds and bonds, hidden somewhere on board. Their odyssey of horror has begun. First they struggle to outwit their captor. Then, as the lure of the illegal cargo proves irresistible, they begin to turn on each other. The promise of incredible wealth pits friend against friend, husband against wife, in a terrifying orgy of greed."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved