Wave Cry (Ulverscroft Mystery)

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Summary: Spectacular - I never wanted it to end!
Review: Wow! Wave Cry should not be missed. I got so much into this story that it was like traveling back in time. Eileen is a young Irish woman traveling to America with her beloved husband and toddler son. Unfortunately, they are on the Titanic! Eileen is forced into a lifeboat, but her husband and son are tragically lost. She blames the man she heard yelling "Lower Away!" It was J. Bruce Ismay, the managing director of the White Star Line, who insisted no men could get on the lifeboats, even though some of them were launched half full. He himself jumped into a lifeboat at the last minute--after all, there WAS room in it and he didn't want to die. Eileen is beside herself inside the lifeboat, hoping beyond hope that her husband and child made it into one of the other boats launched after hers. When she was finally rescued by the Carpathia, she found that they had not been rescued, and was out of her mind with despair, wishing she had not been tricked onto the lifeboat. Then she saw that the very man who was responsible for her loss was alive and well on the Carpathia. How could Ismay possibly have doomed so many men to go down with the ship, and then saved himself? She became obsessed with tracking him down and killing him, no matter what the cost. The story itself is compelling, and the characterization of this Irish girl was so strong that I just devoured the book. What a movie this would make!!! It would be a sensation for sure. Do yourself a favor and escape with this book...reading it is a terrific experience!