James Hall

Thorn becomes embroiled with the wealthy and secretive Braswell family following the deadly crash of an airliner off the Florida coast when he discovers hints of a weapon capable of destroying complex electrical systems and bringing down a plane.

"A year ago Thorn's son, Flynn Moss, disappeared into the eco-underground, his only contact with Thorn a series of postcards chronicling his exploits. But a postcard arrives unlike the others, a call for help, Thorn jumps into action, setting off for North Carolina. But before Thorn arrives, he's intercepted by a federal agent who informs him he's too late--Flynn had been acting as an informant for the FBI, and when his traitorous acts were discovered,...

Describes the historic voyage of 1788-1789 that culminated in Fletcher Christian's mutiny against Captain Bligh. Those who chose not to sail with Christian and the mutineers enjoyed a brief idyll on Tahiti, before being captured and returned to England for courtmartial.

Thorn must confront an assassin whose victims and methods are taken directly from the script of a popular TV show and pits Thorn against a killer--or killers--whose motives are as elusive as their identities. The killings take place in Miami, where Thorn joins forces with a young policewoman from Oklahoma who is investigating the murders.