Sometimes the smallest of human failings can lead to the greatest of disasters
As the Titanic was sinking slowly in the wretchedly cold North Atlantic, she could see the lights of another ship on the horizon. She called for help by Morse lamp and the new Marconi telegraph machine, but there was no response. Just after midnight the Titanic began firing distress rockets.
The other ship, the Californian, saw these rockets but didn't come. Why not?
When the story of the disaster begins to emerge, it's a question that Boston American reporter John Steadman cannot let go. As soon as he lays eyes on the Californian's captain and second officer, he knows a story lurks behind their version of events. So begins his strange journey towards the truth. Haunted by the fifteen hundred who went to their deaths in those icy waters, and by the loss of his own baby son years earlier, Steadman must either find redemption in the Titanic's tragedy or lose himself.
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Australian journalist David Dyer makes a stunning debut with the Midnight Watch. AN avid historian and researcher of the Titanic, Dyer takes his reader on a haunting journey as jounalist John Steadman looks into the 'real' reason the Titanic sank. Set at the time of the sinking, Steadman follows his nose and puts his detective skills to work as he thinks outside the box- not believing what the PR reps are saying. Steadman believes that the Titanic was not alone on that fateful night, and he is determined to find out why, when help was within sight, the Titanic and her guests still found no rescue. David Dyer has thoroughly researched the history of the Titanic and expolored every angle there is to possibly explore, to bring to his readers this amazingly beautiful, and haunting novel. An interesting read for any history lovers who themselves cannot answer the riddle that is the Titanic. - Erin (QBD)
Guest, 27/06/2017
