"The spirit of Joseph Conrad . . . haunts Philip Caputo’s adventure-filled story." —The New York Times Book Review
"The pages billow and snap with tension." —The Boston Globe
"A sea story in the grand tradition of Conrad and Melville, this shamelessly salty and unbearably exciting novel is a welcome reminder that imagination transports us where facts cannot, that adventure created by a master storyteller can make reality seem tame." —Daily News
"A high seas classic combined with a mystery." —San Francisco Chronicle
