A question of two books

[Martin Owen Cahill]

I have just been cruising through my other fave site "the Debris Field" and have seen the cover of "A Wilful Murder" by Diane Preston.
On Amazon she has a book called "Lusitania...etc" that shows the only available image of a Lusitania lifebelt.

Is this a marketing trick or has she been really busy lately?

your in perplexity

Martin

 

[Alan Hustak]

The cover I have is the classical design with the ship on it, the one with the life jacket must be for the U.S. edition.

 

[Martin Owen Cahill]

What are the photos like?
Anything new or just rehash?

Martin

 

[Geoff Whitfield]

Nothing to get excited about - rather like the text!

Geoff

 

[Michael H. Standart]

Since were on the subject of Lusitania books, I picked up a copy of "LUSITANIA" By Colin Simpson at a used bookshop a couple of months ago. I haven't really had a chance to read it yet (I'm up to my neck in inquiry transcripts to get ready for Erik Wood's gathering) but I was wondering if anybody had any comments to offer about it.

Four funnels up, or is it four funnels falling down with the midsection disintigrating?

Cordially,
Michael H. Standart

 

[Tarn Stephanos]

Ive heard the Simpson book deserves a "3 funnels crashing overboard" rating.......

Seems the only Lucy books I can warm up to are the Lauriet and Hoeling books...

regards

Tarn Stephanos

 

[Eric Sauder]

Tarn:

If you're seriously (and I mean *seriously*) interested in Lusitania try The Lusitania Disaster by Bailey and Ryan. Extremely dense read, but well worth the effort.

Eric Sauder

Eric Sauder

 

[Gavin Murphy]

Eric,

Preston is good and recent (but long). I agree, Bailey and Ryan's Lusitania Disaster is the essential one and I have said that on this board before. Good response to Simpson, etc.

G

 

[Michael H. Standart]

Okay....thanks for the warning guys!

Cordially,
Michael H. Standart