Shadow Divers

The narrative is so well paced and constructed that it develops a hypnotic, almost suffocating tension … But it is far more than mere adventure; this is also a haunting, painful story of obsession and its attendant costs. For once, the comparisons with The Perfect Storm are not out of place; this is a memorable story, beautifully told. – Neil Hanson * Sunday Times *This book is a work of art. A diver (whose life principles we can all learn from) and a ship captain find the wreck of an unknown German U-Boat in 1991…on the coast of New Jersey. That’s a thing? Apparently. And they spend the next five years diving the wreck 230+ feet underwater until they identify it. This book is narrative nonfiction writing at its finest. Please read. – Ryan HolidayAn engrossing saga of the suspenseful, intriguing, and dangerous underwater investigation of a Mystery U-boat. – Clive CusslerA gripping account of real-life adventurers and a real-life mystery. In addition to being compellingly readable on every page, the book offers a unique window on the deep, almost reckless nature of the human quest to know. – Scott TurowA tremendously suspenseful story of discovery that comes as close as any book could to providing the reader with approximate sensations of deep sea diving and of life on a submarine at war, and that leaves us with a hell of an impression of the grit, guts, and compassion of a U-boat crew and the two American divers who risked everything to solve the mystery of their last mission. – John McCainA winning tale exceedingly well told, Shadow Divers takes us on a dangerous and seemingly quixotic descent into the murk–and then, in a fog of nitrogen narcosis, brings us back to the surface with a richer, fuller fathoming of a history we only thought we knew. – Hampton SidesA pulse-quickening real-life thriller … written with great you-are-there intensity and dynamic verve. * New York Times *Shadow Divers is not only a gripping adventure story, but a tale of dogged persistence and growing friendship. Mr. Kurson vividly captures the hazardous world of diving and the competition and camaraderie of the divers themselves. * Wall Street Journal *An extraordinary, page-turning tale of undersea adventure, in which the relentless quest to explore and identify a sunken U-boat is not just about the technicalities of diving but about what drives us on and where the boundaries lie. – David Gibbins, author of A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks