Title: The Deep
Author: Alma Katsu
Synopsis: “Someone,
or something, is haunting the Titanic.
“This is the
only way to explain the series of misfortunes that have plagued the passengers
of the ship from the moment they set sail: mysterious disappearances, sudden
deaths. Now suspended in an eerie,
unsettling twilight zone during the four days of the liner’s illustrious maiden
voyage, a number of the passengers – including millionaires Madeleine Astor and
Benjamin Guggenheim, the maid Annie Hebbley and Mark Fletcher – are convinced
that something sinister is going on… And then, as the world knows, disaster
strikes.
“Years later
and the world is at war. And a survivor
of that fateful night, Annie, is working as a nurse on the sixth voyage of the
Titanic’s sister ship, the Britannic, now refitted as a hospital ship. Plagued by the demons of her doomed first and
near fatal journey across the Atlantic, Annie comes across an unconscious
soldier she recognizes while doing her rounds.
It is the young man Mark. And she
is convinced that he did not – could not – have survived the sinking of the
Titanic…”
Review: This is
the second book I’ve read by Alma Katsu.
The first one I read was The Hunger, and I loved this one just as much
as that one. This novel is marketed as
horror, but it’s not so much scary as it is atmospheric. Good historical speculative fiction involves
a lot of research, and this author definitely does her research! There are no weird moments where something is
off and it pulls you out of the setting.
The Deep reads
like a really good gothic horror. Not a
lot of blood, guts or violence, but plenty of uncomfortable creepiness. There is a mystery that isn’t solved until
the very end. It’s a ghost story. And we already know the ultimate end of the
Titanic and the Britannic, so it adds a bit of a sense of urgency to the
story. We know this isn’t going to end
well. I highly recommend The Deep to
anyone who enjoys reading.
***I was provided a free copy of this novel via NetGalley
in exchange for an honest review.***
Publisher: Penguin
Group / Putnam
If you like this book you may want to read:
The Hunger by Alma Katsu
The Toll by Cherie Priest
The Animals at Lockwood Manor by Jane Healey
