Shipwreck · The Strange Fate of the Morro Castle

**This Edgar Award Finalist by two *New York Times-* bestselling authors provides an "exciting" account of the devastating and mysterious cruise ship fire ( *The Washington Post* ).**

In the early morning hours of September 8, 1934, the luxury cruise liner *Morro Castle* , carrying 316 passengers and 230 officers and crew, caught fire a few hours out of the New York harbor on a return voyage from Havana. The fire spread with terrifying swiftness, transforming the ship into a blazing inferno. One hundred thirty-four people died that night--was it an accident?

Writers Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan Witts prove that the disaster was no accident, but was planned, meticulously and deliberately, by an officer of the *Morro Castle*. His name: George White Rogers, chief radio officer. They also prove that Rogers was responsible for the death of the captain, who was poisoned several hours before the fire broke out.

*Shipwreck* is a spellbinding moment-by-moment account of the *Morro Castle* 's last voyage, and one of the most spectacular disasters to stir the Atlantic Ocean. Through interviews with survivors, rescuers, and investigators, the authors detail a desperate investigation and the search for a mass murderer. Against the backdrop of the Great Depression and the buildup of World War II, *Shipwreck* is a sweeping tale of personal heroism, tragedy, and murder.