CYBERCYLINDER

In this novel a young Artificial Intelligence (AI) guru invents a new

ski called a Turboski or T-Ski. It’s a platform for use on water and

snow which uses small side-mounted turbojets to propel the user

out of danger. The youth, Webster Sterling, is an orphan who

attends UCLA .

The young inventor inherits a 220-foot yacht called an Aquaclipper

made in Hobart, Australia where the company owner wills the craft

to the young Aussie. The ship, which he names Bald Eagle One

or “Baldie” is moored in Long Beach, California where T-Skis can

be tested.

Web advertises to find surfer students at UCLA to live aboard his

craft and continue to develop the T-Skis.

Web, the consummate inventor, develops a device to open tumbler

locks in the event the combination is lost. He plots to use the

new Cybercylinder to rob safes which have the most money and

valuables but the least security-- casino cruise ships plying the

eastern Caribbean.

Over the span of seven months, the new team of Robin Hoods successfully

robs huge cruise ships and a casino from St. Martin to Aruba. The FBI,

Scotland Yard and INTERPOL launch huge investigations to solve the

crimes and return the stolen valuables. Because of the adroit use of the

Cybercylinder, huge sums are stolen with no clues left. The detectives

are forced to admit that they are perfect crimes.