1847 - on board en-route for America are hundreds of desperate refugees fleeing the Irish famine; travelling first class are a bankrupt landowner, his two young sons with their nanny, his wife and her lover. Murder is stalking the decks. Following multiple threads from documents, diaries, letters and interviews the lives and unexpected connections of the protagonists gradually take shape. The tension builds until the fatal deed is done and we reach the final unexpected twist.
(Jenny Baker - bwl 85 Summer 2017 ) |
