Ghost Ship : The Mysterious True Story of the Mary Celeste and Her Missing Crew

Rating:
Summary: Quick and engaging read, but a guess disguised as fact
Review: This is a good book to read is you are looking for something like and filled with little mysteries. As I read it I kept wondering if it is a better idea for a long magazine article than a book. The history he gives is thorough and interesting, but runs a little to the dry when the author cannot find a way to hide his contempt for one person or another.
As for his opinion as to what happened on the Mary Celeste, it is believable, but not quite the slam dunk he tries to make it. This is the biggest problem with the book. Mr. Hicks seems to end the whole tale with a roll of the eyes and a great big "Duh" to everyone else who has ever looked into the mystery. Sorry Brian, but it does not work that way. While your idea makes sense, it is far from being the be-all and end-all on this mystery. Do I think UFO's, Atlantis, or the Bermudes Triangle are the culprit? No, but in the end no one knows what happened. Not even you.
And why is Clive Cussler's name dropped? There is no reason for it, since he does not appear in the book.