Wildtrack by Bernard Cornwell

Bernard Cornwell's Richard Sharpe series takes its hero to the battle of Waterloo--and beyond. Several novels are the basis of a television miniseries. He was born in London and lives in Chatham, Massachusetts.

The doctors told Nick Sandman that he would never walk again. But that did not stop the disabled war veteran from pursuing his passion for sailing. Now, hired as the captain for a TV celebrity's yacht, he faces a challenge far more difficult, and far more deadly. "The action is non-stop".--Booklist.