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|pages=368
|publisher= Hodder Paperbacks
|date= August 2009
|isbn=978-0340953891
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Meanwhile, back on land, the detective work of our researcher takes us through Irish politics and the jazz era Brit-style and the Solent equivalent of West Egg all of which meet in the person of Harry Spalding. Unsolved murders. Attempted rape. Reincarnation or merely an uncanny likeness across the generations. Such are the twists and turns of discovery.
And of course , there are the ghosts.
It is – as all sea-going tales should be – a ripping good yarn. The characters have their conveniences (a BBC pass and an easily-bribed archivist, more money than sense, no apparent need to actually earn a living) but beyond that do come across as genuine human beings with hopes and fears and personalities and motivations.
I'd like to thank the publishers for sending a copy to The Bookbag.
Further reading suggestion: For a more realistic take on the perils of life under sail try John Boyne's [[Mutiny on the Bounty by John Boyne|Mutiny on the Bounty]]. We also have a review of [[The Waiting Room by F G Cottam]].
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