A quintessential James Patterson – fast paced, multi-layered page-turner with a surprise ending.

Overview: Peter Carlyle is a NY defense attorney who decides to off his new wealthy wife and her three children. She gives him the perfect opportunity when she plans a month-long sailing adventure for herself and her children in order to "bond." Hiring an ex-CIA agent turned hit man, the plans are laid. What Carlyle doesn’t count on is his wife and her children’s survival and subsequent unraveling of his carefully laid plans.

What I like about Sail: James Patterson and Howard Roughan make a great story telling team. Short chapters keep the story moving at a nice clip and, in addition to knowing right away who the “bad” guy is, the reader is sucked into his doppelganger life. The multilayered plot gives readers several interesting characters to follow. Carlyle’s wife Katherine Dunne, is sailing with her late husband’s brother – a man with whom she had had an extramarital affair. And, DEA agent Ellen Pierce has two reasons to risk her career to investigate Carlyle; one, she holds a grudge against him and two, her gut read tells her he’s got something to do with his family’s disappearance. Agent Pierce is not afraid to take risks and every good book needs a renegade!

What I would have liked better: Depending on the chapter, the book switches voice. If the chapter is about Katherine Dunne, it’s in first person. Every other chapter is in third voice. While I don’t have a preference between first and third person, I do prefer one OR the other.