First published 2010
Nick Schuyler grips the propeller of his capsized boat as cold Atlantic waves crash over him. Hours earlier, he and three friends had set out for what should have been a routine fishing trip. Now two NFL players and another companion are dead, and Schuyler faces a desperate fight for survival in the open ocean. The former college football star must draw on reserves of strength he never knew he possessed as hypothermia sets in and rescue seems impossible. Alone in the vast waters, he confronts not only the physical challenge of staying alive but the crushing weight of being the sole survivor. This is the story of one man's refusal to surrender when everything seemed lost.
Genres: survival, adventure, non-fiction, biography-memoir
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: against-all-odds, sole-survivor
Setting: Atlantic Ocean
Period: 21st Century
246 pages · Hardcover · William Morrow
Content warnings: death