Books in the Inferno 2033 series

In Perdition, Book Two of the Inferno 2033 Saga, the prison ship INFERNO becomes a pawn in a coup to take over the U.S. government. When a miscalculation by Vice President Henry Brzinski sparks a nuclear exchange with North Korea, INFERNO is abandoned by its crew and set to self-destruct. Left to fend for themselves, a terrified band of young computer techs turns to the ship's most notorious inmate, Sands Simon, for help. They join forces to find and defuse the bomb, but a madman in the Psych Ward has taken over the ship's controls. And he's got an army of maniacs at his command.