Three hundred miles off the Yokohama–Honolulu route, the cruiser Wolverine finds a derelict drifting without a soul aboard, and then the prize crew sent to sail her disappears as well. The answer lies with castaways on a remote island and with a brass-bound chest holding a scientific discovery men will kill to keep, a puzzle that blends sea story with early science fiction.
A collaboration between two popular American writers of 1907, for readers who like their sea yarns with a strange edge. Download the free EPUB.