Bestselling author Erik Larson garners rave reviews for his upcoming book 'Dead Wake'
Bestselling author Erik Larson鈥檚 new book will come out later this month, and it鈥檚 already garnering many positive reviews.
Larson is the author of such bestsellers as 鈥淭he Devil in the White City,鈥� which explored the creation of the 1893 World鈥檚 Fair and a murderer who was operating at the time, and 鈥淚n the Garden of Beasts,鈥� which told the story of American ambassador William E. Dodd and his and his family鈥檚 time living in Nazi Germany.
His new book, 鈥淒ead Wake,鈥� is being released on March 10 and tells the story of the Lusitania, the British ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat. More than a thousand passengers were killed.聽
Both the Monitor and Amazon have named 鈥淲ake鈥� as one of the best books of March, with Amazon editorial director Sara Nelson saying of the book, 鈥淵ou know where it's going, [but] he makes you care about the situation.鈥澛�
Other publications have received the book positively as well, with and both giving 鈥淲ake鈥� starred reviews. 鈥淟arson once again demonstrates his expert researching skills and writing abilities,鈥� KR wrote. 鈥淎n intriguing, entirely engrossing investigation into a legendary disaster.鈥� Meanwhile, Library Journal鈥檚 Stephanie Sendaula wrote of Larson, 鈥淗e vividly illustrates how these foreboding factors led to terror, tragedy, and ultimately the Great War. Once again, Larson transforms a complex event into a thrilling human interest story. This suspenseful account will entice readers of military and maritime history along with lovers of popular history.鈥澛�
础苍诲听 called the book 鈥渁 narrative as smooth as the titular passenger liner 鈥� riveting鈥�. He expertly builds tension up to the final encounter鈥�. Larson convincingly constructs his case for what happened and why, and by the end, we care about the individual passengers we鈥檝e come to know 鈥� a blunt reminder that war is, at its most basic, a matter of life and death.鈥�
