Shadow Divers by Robert KursonMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
A true story of two men who found a German U-boat off the coast of NJ. John Chatterton and Richie Kohler were expert divers and indefatigable researchers. They find this U-boat and it is as though the ghosts of the men who died in it, their bones piled high throughout the wreck, won't let them go. Chatterton and Kohler can't stop and won't stop until they learn the truth.
No one in the US government knew of this sub. There were no US Navy records of this sub. No one in the German government knew of this sub. Yet these men dove repeatedly over a number of years, exploring it and tirelessly working to have this wreck give up the secret of its identity. I never imagined that a book about scuba diving into shipwrecks could be so electrifying.
Three men died over a period of a few years on these dangerous expeditions into the depths of the sea-crusted coffin. A fourth died of alcoholism.
Every time they got close to identifying the sub, their hopes were dashed. It is a true-life mystery of the first order. My heart pounded from start to finish.
One of the best books I've read in a long, long time!
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