Without Trace: The Extraordinary Last Voyages of Eight Ships

John Harris investigates seven of the most gripping and intriguing voyages of the past 150 years, using his skills as a novelist and sailor to reassess the fragmentary evidence and answer enduring and terrifying mysteries.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 23 February 2023
Publisher: Canelo

Bestselling author John Harris delves into seven of the most captivating and enigmatic voyages of the past 150 years, employing his distinctive talents as a novelist and sailor to reevaluate the fragmentary evidence and provide definitive answers to these enduring and chilling mysteries. He takes us on a journey aboard the Erebus and Terror, Sir John Franklin's ill-fated Arctic expedition, which vanished without a trace. We then board the Mary Celeste, a well-respected captain and an experienced crew, abandoned in the mid-Atlantic. We also explore the battleship Maine, which exploded in Havana harbor, and the collier Cyclops, which vanished between Barbados and Virginia during the First World War. Finally, we board the Teignmouth Electron, a winner-apparent of the round-the-world yacht race, sighted deserted and drifting. This is the epitome of epic and terrifying life at sea.

Weight: 218g
Dimension: 130 x 196 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781804361870