An ex-sailor finds himself washed ashore on an island set for destruction in this action-packed suspense story by a #1 New York Times–bestselling author.

This Thriller Short is not a love story, at least not in the traditional sense. Fans of James Rollins’s Sigma Force series know Joe Kowalski, a naval seaman with the heart of a hero, but lacking the brainpower to go with it. Kowalski stays in trouble, and here readers will get to know a bit more about his backstory. One that illustrates something Kowalski seems to live by. Dumb luck is better than no luck at all.

Originally published in THRILLER: Stories to Keep You Up All Night (2006), edited by #1 New York Times–bestselling author James Patterson.