Save Our Souls: The True Story of a Castaway Family, Treachery, and Murder, Matthew Pearl, new books, nonfiction books, shipwrecks, murder books, books about murder, Midway, 19th century stories

As the book regains focus on the castaways, tension grows, and a full-fledged adventure story ensues. Save Our Souls amply displays the author’s prodigious research, and his prose shines throughout.