First published 1982
Captain Morrison commands his vessel with the weight of decades at sea behind him. When crisis strikes during what should be a routine voyage, he must navigate treacherous waters that have nothing to do with weather or tides. His crew looks to him for answers he does not possess. The passengers depend on decisions he is not prepared to make. Morrison discovers that the hardest part of command is not giving orders but living with their consequences. As events spiral beyond his control, he confronts the gap between the captain he thought he was and the man he actually is. The ocean has always been unforgiving, but now it demands more than seamanship. It requires him to choose between duty and conscience, between the lives of strangers and his own moral compass.
Genres: fiction, drama, adventure, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: duty-vs-conscience, man-vs-self
202 pages · Hardcover · Stein & Day