David Dyer has captured all the drama and emotion of the Titanic disaster from an intriguing new perspective. * Matthew Pearl, New York Times bestselling author of The Dante Club and The Last Bookaneer * A fascinating novel.
Dyer proves why sometimes it takes fiction to answer history's question of "How could this happen?" A compelling read and a journey through this moment in time. Debra Adelaide, author of THE HOUSEHOLD GUIDE TO DYING The Midnight Watch opens fresh portals on a monumental event with all the tools of strong historical fiction: deep research, methodical recreations, and an array of memorable perspectives. The Midnight Watch is a compelling read, insightful, compassionate and deeply moving from start to finish. hugely impressive debut novel, a fascinating piece of historical fiction * RTE Guide * David Dyer has achieved that very rare thing, an historical account of a major event involving impeccable research and detail, yet one that is a novel first and foremost. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Slowly he peels back the layers of deception, and his final, stunning revelation of what happened while the Titanic sank will either redeem the men of the Californian, or destroy them. John Steadman is one such reporter, a man broken by alcoholism, grief and a failed marriage.Steadman senses blood as he fixates on the Californian and his investigation reveals a tense and perplexing relationship between the ship's captain and second officer, who hold the secrets of what occurred that night. As news of the disaster spreads throughout America, journalists begin a feeding frenzy, desperate for stories. Yet the Californian fails to act, and later her crew insist that they saw nothing. Charting the same perilous course through the icebergs is the SS Californian, close enough for her crew to see the eight white distress rockets fired by the Titanic.
On a black night in April 1912, fifteen hundred passengers and crew perish as the Titanic slowly sinks beneath the freezing waters of the North Atlantic. A perfect read for fans of Robert Harris and CJ Sansom, which gives a whole new side to A Night To Remember.
Set on board the Californian during those terrible hours, and in Boston in the aftermath of the disaster, Antonia Senior has called 'historical fiction at its best'. A fascinating, revelatory novel based on the true story of the ship, and its crew, that failed to come to the sinking Titanic's aid.
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