Paul Findlay is living his dream, sailing the Great Lakes and writing about his voyages to pay the bills. When Paul gets a cryptic call for help from his old college roommate Rich Perry, the dream quickly turns into a nightmare. A sudden turn of events has Rich targeted for death by a powerful, ruthless adversary, and only Paul is left to help him survive. They set out across Lake Superior to find safety in Canada, but Rich's enemies are closing in. A deadly game of cat-and-mouse across the greatest of the Great Lakes begins . . . and the cat has all the modern advantages.