The Deep

The Deep is a great historical fiction horror novel combining elements of gothic fiction with history to produce a chilling and compelling book. Alma Katsu (The Hunger) demonstrates her prowess as a researcher in this book, as well as her ability to write the supernatural. Unfortunately this latter element was somewhat diminished by the book's pacing. I think this novel could have been 50-100 pages shorter and been even more effective. I wanted more dread. More fear. It wasn't really scary. Still, The Deep was a great book with winning prose and a historical feel that's sure to delight readers interested in a gothic tale on the sinking of the Titanic.