The Salvage

Anbara Salam
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'The Salvage is a novel to keep you up all night. Anbara Salam is a master of suspense' Rene Denfeld, bestselling author of The Child Finder'A rich, gothic mystery, The Salvage has a moody, salt-drenched atmosphere, and layers of intrigue that span centuries. I couldn't put it down' Flynn Berry, New York Times bestselling author of A Double LifeIt is 1962, and Marta Khoury, a trail-blazing marine archaeologist, has travelled to Cairnroch, a small island off the east coast of Scotland. An Arctic shipwreck containing the remains of a famous Victorian explorer has been towed back to the island at the behest of his wealthy descendants. Marta's job is to retrieve valuable artefacts from the vessel, deep beneath the freezing Scottish waters. But on her first dive, she becomes convinced she has seen a ghostly figure lurking in the wreckage.When Marta discovers objects from the vessel have inexplicably disappeared, she must work to uncover their whereabouts before her boss - also her ex-husband, discovers their absence. As a series of unsettling and strange occurrences begins to unfold, Marta's work trip turns into a long winter as the worst snowstorms of the century sweep in and trap the islanders, and their ghosts, in an icy wilderness.
Genres: HorrorQueerLesbianHistorical FictionFictionHistoricalMystery ThrillerLGBTGothic
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