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The Last One
by Will Dean • 2023
When Caz Ripley wakes aboard a luxury ocean liner, every passenger and crew member has vanished.
3.55
41k+
The Last One Summary
The Last One 90%
When Caz Ripley wakes aboard a luxury ocean liner, every passenger and crew member has vanished.
by Will Dean 2023
3.55
41k+ ratings
Sea Lord
by Bernard Cornwell • 1989
A sailor returns to a family that blames him for a stolen painting; a killer stalks.
4.06
3k+
Sea Lord Summary
Sea Lord 90%
A sailor returns to a family that blames him for a stolen painting; a killer stalks.
by Bernard Cornwell 1989
4.06
3k+ ratings
Rolling in the Deep
by Mira Grant • 2015
A mockumentary crew hunts for mermaids in the Mariana Trench. Beneath them, the real ones hunt.
3.94
12k+
Rolling in the Deep Summary
Rolling in the Deep 90%
A mockumentary crew hunts for mermaids in the Mariana Trench. Beneath them, the real ones hunt.
by Mira Grant 2015
3.94
12k+ ratings
Raise the Titanic!
by Clive Cussler • 1976
To recover a Cold War edge, Dirk Pitt must salvage the Titanic, with Soviets closing in.
3.99
30k+
Raise the Titanic! Summary
Raise the Titanic! 90%
To recover a Cold War edge, Dirk Pitt must salvage the Titanic, with Soviets closing in.
by Clive Cussler 1976
3.99
30k+ ratings
Sahara
by Clive Cussler • 1992
Stranded in the Sahara, Dirk Pitt unearths a toxic nightmare beside a lost Confederate ironclad.
3.99
61k+
Sahara Summary
Sahara 89%
Stranded in the Sahara, Dirk Pitt unearths a toxic nightmare beside a lost Confederate ironclad.
by Clive Cussler 1992
3.99
61k+ ratings
Ransom
by Chris Bradford • 2014
When pirates storm a superyacht, a teen bodyguard must protect twin heiresses from a hidden enemy.
4.33
3k+
Ransom Summary
Ransom 89%
When pirates storm a superyacht, a teen bodyguard must protect twin heiresses from a hidden enemy.
by Chris Bradford 2014
4.33
3k+ ratings
The Pilot's Daughter
by Audrey J. Cole • 2021
Her family held hostage, a mother plants a gun on a plane; the hijacking is personal.
4.20
15k+
The Pilot's Daughter Summary
The Pilot's Daughter 89%
Her family held hostage, a mother plants a gun on a plane; the hijacking is personal.
by Audrey J. Cole 2021
4.20
15k+ ratings
The Hunt for Red October
by Tom Clancy • 1984
A Soviet captain must outrun his own fleet in a silent submarine to reach America.
4.12
390k+
The Hunt for Red October Summary
The Hunt for Red October 89%
A Soviet captain must outrun his own fleet in a silent submarine to reach America.
by Tom Clancy 1984
4.12
390k+ ratings
How to Sail Around the World
by Hal Roth • 2003
Stop the boat, survive the storm, and cross oceans with less: a circumnavigator's practical manual.
4.06
237
How to Sail Around the World Summary
How to Sail Around the World 89%
Stop the boat, survive the storm, and cross oceans with less: a circumnavigator's practical manual.
by Hal Roth 2003
4.06
237 ratings
Reckless Girls
by Rachel Hawkins • 2022
A remote island traps six strangers with deadly secrets and a history of cannibalism.
3.55
159k+
Reckless Girls Summary
Reckless Girls 89%
A remote island traps six strangers with deadly secrets and a history of cannibalism.
by Rachel Hawkins 2022
3.55
159k+ ratings
A Marriage at Sea
by Sophie Elmhirst • 2024
When a whale sinks your boat, survival depends on who's in the raft with you.
3.81
62k+
A Marriage at Sea Summary
A Marriage at Sea 89%
When a whale sinks your boat, survival depends on who's in the raft with you.
by Sophie Elmhirst 2024
3.81
62k+ ratings
Savage Son
by Jack Carr • 2020
A former SEAL must rescue his friend's sister from a Russian mob's human hunting game.
4.50
37k+
Savage Son Summary
Savage Son 89%
A former SEAL must rescue his friend's sister from a Russian mob's human hunting game.
by Jack Carr 2020
4.50
37k+ ratings
The Riddle of the Sands
by Erskine Childers • 1903
A Foreign Office clerk joins a Baltic yacht and finds the German coast preparing for invasion.
3.63
8k+
The Riddle of the Sands Summary
The Riddle of the Sands 88%
A Foreign Office clerk joins a Baltic yacht and finds the German coast preparing for invasion.
by Erskine Childers 1903
3.63
8k+ ratings
The Wager
by David Grann • 2023
A warship wrecks. Two survivor stories collide. The empire buries the truth to protect its myth.
4.17
219k+
The Wager Summary
The Wager 88%
A warship wrecks. Two survivor stories collide. The empire buries the truth to protect its myth.
by David Grann 2023
4.17
219k+ ratings
Red Sky Mourning
by Jack Carr • 2024
A rogue submarine, a quantum AI gone dark, and the retired SEAL between them.
4.48
22k+
Red Sky Mourning Summary
Red Sky Mourning 88%
A rogue submarine, a quantum AI gone dark, and the retired SEAL between them.
by Jack Carr 2024
4.48
22k+ ratings
The Deep
by Nick Cutter • 2015
Summoned to a trench station, a veterinarian discovers the abyss is sentient and feeds on memory.
3.41
43k+
The Deep Summary
The Deep 88%
Summoned to a trench station, a veterinarian discovers the abyss is sentient and feeds on memory.
by Nick Cutter 2015
3.41
43k+ ratings
The Last Word
by Taylor Adams • 2023
A widow's one-star review draws a dangerous author to her isolated home to demand a retraction.
3.67
83k+
The Last Word Summary
The Last Word 88%
A widow's one-star review draws a dangerous author to her isolated home to demand a retraction.
by Taylor Adams 2023
3.67
83k+ ratings
The Girl in the Mirror
by Rose Carlyle • 2020
When her twin vanishes at sea, Iris steals her life and heir to their father's fortune.
3.79
45k+
The Girl in the Mirror Summary
The Girl in the Mirror 88%
When her twin vanishes at sea, Iris steals her life and heir to their father's fortune.
by Rose Carlyle 2020
3.79
45k+ ratings
Into the Drowning Deep
by Mira Grant • 2017
A scientist hunts mermaids in the deepest trench on Earth. They killed her sister first.
3.93
47k+
Into the Drowning Deep Summary
Into the Drowning Deep 88%
A scientist hunts mermaids in the deepest trench on Earth. They killed her sister first.
by Mira Grant 2017
3.93
47k+ ratings
Castaway
by Lucy Irvine • 1983
A visa marriage, a deserted island, a year alone. The real survival test? Each other.
3.76
871
Castaway Summary
Castaway 88%
A visa marriage, a deserted island, a year alone. The real survival test? Each other.
by Lucy Irvine 1983
3.76
871 ratings
Red Storm Rising
by Tom Clancy • 1986
Soviet refinery burns; Kremlin blames NATO, launches blitzkrieg, and ignites World War III.
4.21
85k+
Red Storm Rising Summary
Red Storm Rising 88%
Soviet refinery burns; Kremlin blames NATO, launches blitzkrieg, and ignites World War III.
by Tom Clancy 1986
4.21
85k+ ratings
Woodsong
by Gary Paulsen • 1990
A secret room tracked the U-boat; the Lusitania never received a warning.
3.93
4k+
Woodsong Summary
Woodsong 88%
A secret room tracked the U-boat; the Lusitania never received a warning.
by Gary Paulsen 1990
3.93
4k+ ratings
Mariah Mundi and the Ship of Fools
by G.P. Taylor • 2009
A teen agent boards a doomed steamship, hunted by assassins and haunted by the dead.
3.92
118
Mariah Mundi and the Ship of Fools Summary
Mariah Mundi and the Ship of Fools 88%
A teen agent boards a doomed steamship, hunted by assassins and haunted by the dead.
by G.P. Taylor 2009
3.92
118 ratings
The Scar
by China Miéville • 2002
Pirates capture a linguist and take her to a floating city chasing a tear in reality.
4.19
35k+
The Scar Summary
The Scar 88%
Pirates capture a linguist and take her to a floating city chasing a tear in reality.
by China Miéville 2002
4.19
35k+ ratings
Tom Clancy Defense Protocol
by Brian Andrews • 2024
China's false flag primes an invasion of Taiwan, and only Jack Ryan and his daughter can stop it.
4.56
7k+
Tom Clancy Defense Protocol Summary
Tom Clancy Defense Protocol 88%
China's false flag primes an invasion of Taiwan, and only Jack Ryan and his daughter can stop it.
by Brian Andrews 2024
4.56
7k+ ratings
Sea of Glory
by Nathaniel Philbrick • 2001
The voyage that mapped Antarctica and filled the Smithsonian, sabotaged by the tyrant who led it.
4.04
7k+
Sea of Glory Summary
Sea of Glory 88%
The voyage that mapped Antarctica and filled the Smithsonian, sabotaged by the tyrant who led it.
by Nathaniel Philbrick 2001
4.04
7k+ ratings
Endurance
by Alfred Lansing • 1959
Ice crushed their ship. For 497 days, 28 men drifted. Escape meant 800 miles in a lifeboat.
4.46
169k+
Endurance Summary
Endurance 88%
Ice crushed their ship. For 497 days, 28 men drifted. Escape meant 800 miles in a lifeboat.
by Alfred Lansing 1959
4.46
169k+ ratings
Deception Point
by Dan Brown • 2001
An analyst verifying NASA's Arctic meteorite finds flawless evidence of an elaborate, deadly hoax.
3.77
704k+
Deception Point Summary
Deception Point 88%
An analyst verifying NASA's Arctic meteorite finds flawless evidence of an elaborate, deadly hoax.
by Dan Brown 2001
3.77
704k+ ratings
The Terror
by Dan Simmons • 2007
A doomed Arctic expedition. A predator on the ice. The long, dark winter has only begun.
4.09
75k+
The Terror Summary
The Terror 88%
A doomed Arctic expedition. A predator on the ice. The long, dark winter has only begun.
by Dan Simmons 2007
4.09
75k+ ratings
Baignade interdite
by R.L. Stine • 1994
Something grabbed Billy in the lagoon. His family said seaweed. Then they caught a mermaid.
3.55
10k+
Baignade interdite Summary
Baignade interdite 88%
Something grabbed Billy in the lagoon. His family said seaweed. Then they caught a mermaid.
by R.L. Stine 1994
3.55
10k+ ratings
Ninety Percent of Everything
by Rose George • 2013
Behind everything you own: an invisible, lawless ocean industry that makes globalization possible.
3.79
4k+
Ninety Percent of Everything Summary
Ninety Percent of Everything 88%
Behind everything you own: an invisible, lawless ocean industry that makes globalization possible.
by Rose George 2013
3.79
4k+ ratings
You Shouldn't Have Come Here
by Jeneva Rose • 2023
A New Yorker's remote ranch retreat turns sinister when she learns the last guest never left.
3.36
307k+
You Shouldn't Have Come Here Summary
You Shouldn't Have Come Here 88%
A New Yorker's remote ranch retreat turns sinister when she learns the last guest never left.
by Jeneva Rose 2023
3.36
307k+ ratings
Wrecker
by Carl Hiaasen • 2023
Blackmailed by smugglers, a Key West teen hides their counterfeit cargo in the cemetery he scrubs.
4.05
5k+
Wrecker Summary
Wrecker 88%
Blackmailed by smugglers, a Key West teen hides their counterfeit cargo in the cemetery he scrubs.
by Carl Hiaasen 2023
4.05
5k+ ratings
In Bloom
by Paul Tremblay • 2023
Cape Cod's toxic bloom hides a creature that steals fathers. One journalist is getting too close.
3.04
14k+
In Bloom Summary
In Bloom 88%
Cape Cod's toxic bloom hides a creature that steals fathers. One journalist is getting too close.
by Paul Tremblay 2023
3.04
14k+ ratings
A Night to Remember
by Walter Lord • 1955
Ice at 11:40. Lifeboats for only half on board. Two hours later, the orchestra was still playing.
4.10
30k+
A Night to Remember Summary
A Night to Remember 88%
Ice at 11:40. Lifeboats for only half on board. Two hours later, the orchestra was still playing.
by Walter Lord 1955
4.10
30k+ ratings
In the Heart of the Sea
by Nathaniel Philbrick • 2000
A whale sank the Essex. Twenty men, three boats. Half the survivors ate their shipmates.
4.17
120k+
In the Heart of the Sea Summary
In the Heart of the Sea 87%
A whale sank the Essex. Twenty men, three boats. Half the survivors ate their shipmates.
by Nathaniel Philbrick 2000
4.17
120k+ ratings
The Island
by Adrian McKinty • 2022
An accident on a private Australian island traps a family in a brutal clan's grip.
3.76
43k+
The Island Summary
The Island 87%
An accident on a private Australian island traps a family in a brutal clan's grip.
by Adrian McKinty 2022
3.76
43k+ ratings
The Only Survivors
by Megan Miranda • 2023
When a dead survivor's phone surfaces at the annual reunion, Cassidy discovers someone is watching.
3.54
90k+
The Only Survivors Summary
The Only Survivors 87%
When a dead survivor's phone surfaces at the annual reunion, Cassidy discovers someone is watching.
by Megan Miranda 2023
3.54
90k+ ratings
At Loggerheads
by Kristen Ness • 2023
A marine biologist returns to her Southern island to find her mentor murdered and turtles poached.
4.01
592
At Loggerheads Summary
At Loggerheads 87%
A marine biologist returns to her Southern island to find her mentor murdered and turtles poached.
by Kristen Ness 2023
4.01
592 ratings
The Titanic Secret
by Clive Cussler • 2019
Isaac Bell finds dead miners alive, mining Arctic ore while killers close in.
4.13
7k+
The Titanic Secret Summary
The Titanic Secret 87%
Isaac Bell finds dead miners alive, mining Arctic ore while killers close in.
by Clive Cussler 2019
4.13
7k+ ratings
Wild Dark Shore
by Charlotte McConaghy • 2025
A shipwrecked woman on a remote island discovers her rescuers may have killed her husband.
4.07
560k+
Wild Dark Shore Summary
Wild Dark Shore 87%
A shipwrecked woman on a remote island discovers her rescuers may have killed her husband.
by Charlotte McConaghy 2025
4.07
560k+ ratings
Shipwreck Island
by Struan Murray • 2021
A girl carrying a destructive god washes onto an island whose queen's power is failing.
4.38
567
Shipwreck Island Summary
Shipwreck Island 87%
A girl carrying a destructive god washes onto an island whose queen's power is failing.
by Struan Murray 2021
4.38
567 ratings
The Gales of November
by John U. Bacon • 2025
The Great Lakes breed deadlier waves. The Edmund Fitzgerald was built for cargo, not survival.
4.50
15k+
The Gales of November Summary
The Gales of November 87%
The Great Lakes breed deadlier waves. The Edmund Fitzgerald was built for cargo, not survival.
by John U. Bacon 2025
4.50
15k+ ratings
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
by Jules Verne • 1869
Captured aboard an impossible submarine, a scientist trades his freedom for the wonders of the deep.
3.89
279k+
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Summary
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea 87%
Captured aboard an impossible submarine, a scientist trades his freedom for the wonders of the deep.
by Jules Verne 1869
3.89
279k+ ratings
Shark Life
by Peter Benchley • 2002
Sharks kill fewer than 10 people a year. The author of Jaws explains why.
4.01
845
Shark Life Summary
Shark Life 87%
Sharks kill fewer than 10 people a year. The author of Jaws explains why.
by Peter Benchley 2002
4.01
845 ratings
The Boat Who Wouldn't Float
by Farley Mowat • 1984
The schooner leaked from every plank, the engine ran backwards, and Montreal was 1,400 miles away.
4.11
2k+
The Boat Who Wouldn't Float Summary
The Boat Who Wouldn't Float 87%
The schooner leaked from every plank, the engine ran backwards, and Montreal was 1,400 miles away.
by Farley Mowat 1984
4.11
2k+ ratings
We, the Drowned
by Carsten Jensen • 2006
Generations of Danish sailors vanish into the sea, leaving widows to steer the town.
4.24
13k+
We, the Drowned Summary
We, the Drowned 87%
Generations of Danish sailors vanish into the sea, leaving widows to steer the town.
by Carsten Jensen 2006
4.24
13k+ ratings
Fable
by Adrienne Young • 2020
Diving for gems keeps her alive; the outlaw ship ferrying her to her father might not.
4.00
117k+
Fable Summary
Fable 87%
Diving for gems keeps her alive; the outlaw ship ferrying her to her father might not.
by Adrienne Young 2020
4.00
117k+ ratings
Ice Station
by Matthew Reilly • 1998
Marines find a buried spaceship in Antarctica, then their allies attack and a killer hides within.
4.12
35k+
Ice Station Summary
Ice Station 87%
Marines find a buried spaceship in Antarctica, then their allies attack and a killer hides within.
by Matthew Reilly 1998
4.12
35k+ ratings
The Man in the Brown Suit
by Agatha Christie • 1924
A Tube death and a cryptic note send a woman hunting stolen diamonds across the ocean.
3.95
127k+
The Man in the Brown Suit Summary
The Man in the Brown Suit 87%
A Tube death and a cryptic note send a woman hunting stolen diamonds across the ocean.
by Agatha Christie 1924
3.95
127k+ ratings
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