The Deep

By: Alma Katsu

Narrated by: Jane Collingwood

From the acclaimed and award-winning author of The Hunger comes an eerie, psychological twist on one of the world's most renowned tragedies, the sinking of the Titanic and the ill-fated sail of its sister ship, the Britannic.

Someone, or something, is haunting the ship. Between mysterious disappearances and sudden deaths, the guests of the Titanic have found themselves suspended in an eerie, unsettling twilight zone from the moment they set sail. Several of them, including maid Annie Hebley, guest Mark Fletcher, and millionaires Madeleine Astor and Benjamin Guggenheim, are convinced there's something sinister--almost otherwordly--afoot. But before they can locate the source of the danger, as the world knows, disaster strikes.

Years later, Annie, having survived that fateful night, has attempted to put her life back together. Working as a nurse on the sixth voyage of the Titanic's sister ship, the Britannic, newly refitted as a hospital ship, she happens across an unconscious Mark, now a soldier fighting in World War I. At first, Annie is thrilled and relieved to learn that he too survived the sinking, but soon, Mark's presence awakens deep-buried feelings and secrets, forcing her to reckon with the demons of her past--as they both discover that the terror may not yet be over.

Brilliantly combining the supernatural with the height of historical disaster, The Deep is an exploration of love and destiny, desire and innocence, and, above all, a quest to understand how our choices can lead us inexorably toward our doom.

Good ghost story 😊

An awesome ride. Seemed long winded at times, but the ending is worth it. I'll be chilled by this one for a long while. 🤘

Amazing storytelling

Alma Katsu is incredible. I will read anything she writes. The characters in her stories come to life.

More sad slice-of-life than horror

I had high hopes for this book after a friend of mine had read Katsu's The Hunger. A ghost story set aboard (or so I thought) the Titanic, how interesting!

There was very little ghost:ing going on during the first two thirds of the book and little of it made any sense until the final third. Personally, I don't enjoy when too little information is offered for so long, especially not when the "grand reveal" wasn't all that spectacular.

I've given the story a 3 star rating, but that is solely because I can't actually fault the storytelling. A lackluster.

Interesting read

I really liked the historical links and the character development, but the ending seemed rushed. I was left wondering about the fates of some of the other characters.

absolutely loved this

not spooky, which I was happy about since I don't do scary stuff very well. But I love any stories about the Titanic and this was absolutely well written. Loved the characters ❤