After the hell of the Falklands War, Nick Sandman, VC, knows what it is to be a hero. Barely able to walk, he’s got no money, no job and no prospects. But, defiantly, he clings to the memory of a boat called Sycorax, his only possession, his only hope of a life at sea with no rules and no fighting. Until even that dream is shattered….

          For there is no Sycorax to return to — only a beached and battered wreck. In its place stands the gleaming ocean racer Wildtrack, and into Nick’s life comes its menacing owner Tony Bannister, a rich TV personality. Compelled to make a desperate bargain, Nick is forced into a deal which may give him a chance to reclaim his dream – but at a price. And in the murky world of deceit and fraud into which Nick is thrown, that price could be his own life….