Hammond Innes

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

Adventure novel of maritime mystery and salvage operations involving a wrecked ship

About the author

Hammond Innes

Hammond Innes was a British adventure-thriller writer whose novels placed protagonists in hostile natural environments — Arctic tundra, desert, the deep sea — where survival and justice were equally at stake. His vivid sense of place and meticulous research made his novels compelling. The White South and The Wreck of the Mary Deare were international bestsellers.

More by Hammond Innes