You read some authors because of their great prose. You read some because of their characters. Others, it's because of their locations and ideas.Peter Stuart Smith (in all of his books) falls firmly into the last category. You'll find his books often split reviewers. Those who knock his work generally start out by hitting at either the characterisations or the writing style.They're missing the point.This author (whether its under his James Becker pen name or Tom Kasey or any of the half dozen others) is ALL about the ideas, the what ifs, the "what if I tweak history just here?"There is no better introduction to him from that perspective than The Titanic Secret. 10 April, 1912. As the RMS Titanic leaves from Southampton Docks for her maiden voyage to New York, little do her 2,223 passengers dream of the powers at play on board the ship and the terrifying fate that awaits them far out in the icy wastes of the Atlantic.For on board the Titanic are three men - among the richest in America - who, with the President of the United States an unwitting pawn in their scheme, are about to deliver a mesage that will change the course of history. Aware of the gravity of the situation, the head of British Intelligence dispatches his best and most trusted agent, Alex Tremayne, onto the Titanic with one objective in mind - he has to stop the men from reaching New York, by whatever means necessary. I would highly recommend this book. 4.5 stars. After reading 50 pages i could not put this one down.
What do You think about The Titanic Secret (2012)?
Did read it all the way through but to be honest it didn't float my boat!
—Dionne
Full of action and excitement, but the ending is quite predictable.
—crystalclear
This book offers another cause of the sinking of the Titanic.
—lindsay
