A review by jibraun
Dead in the Water: A True Story of Hijacking, Murder, and a Global Maritime Conspiracy by Kit Chellel, Matthew Campbell

informative mysterious fast-paced

3.5

3.5 stars. An interesting investigation of insurance fraud at sea with helpful background information about the shipping insurance industry, shipping, and the people populating those worlds. The actual core story is interesting but a little lacking in tension and detail, even with the one possible murder at the center of it. I also think the authors went out of their way to hate on the legal team for the insurers, simply offering the investigators POV, without trying to critically assess why and how the lawyers were doing something (ultimately successfully I might add). All in all, the book is a quality read, and kept engaging by not getting bogged down in excessive detail.