Island

When eight people go on a cruise in the Bahamas, they plan to swim, sunbathe and relax. Getting shipwrecked is definitely not in the script. But after the yacht blows up they're stranded on a deserted island, and there's a maniac on the loose.

Richard Laymon has an M.A. in English Literature from Loyola University, Louisiana. After a variety of jobs, he now works full-time as a writer and lives with his wife and daughter.