Adam shaw had everything: a pretty wife, three smart kids, a great job, a big house. there was just one problem: he liked to drink. a lot. piece by piece, his secure world disintegrates. by the time he has lost everything that gave meaning to his life it is too late. in his struggle to regain his life adam must solve the devil's own dilemma: he finds he cannot trust the only organization that can help him back to sanity. adam's death-struggle infects everyone around him: gordon, the mysterious stranger who becomes his closest friend; jackie, the compassionate woman who shows him the way back, and then leaves him; scott, the young scientist who saves his life at sea; and leslie, the beautiful nurse with whom he falls in love, but who refuses to accept him until he can sober up. follow adam into the abyss, and then back up into the sunlight. you won't be able to set this book down.