^Lot 361 Landesman: The Raven

Landesman, Peter. THE RAVEN. Penguin Books, New York. 1997. 12mo. (10), 356, (2) pages. original pictorial card covers. First Edition, Fifth Printing. English text. Fine. This book is an atmospheric, multi-generational psychological mystery inspired by a real-life 1941 maritime disaster off the coast of Maine. The plot follows the sudden, eerie disappearance of a sightseeing pleasure craft called The Raven, which vanishes into the Atlantic with 36 locals and its captain on board. Decades after the catastrophe—when only the naked bodies of the female passengers and the captain wash ashore tied to a cargo container—the deep-seated grief transforms into intense paranoia and conspiracy theories involving wartime corporate fraud and hidden secrets. The narrative spans forty years, focusing on a tight-knit New England coastal town consumed by a collective silence and the individual lives completely unraveled by the haunting truth of that day. Lot weight: 0 lbs 9oz. Subject(s): Shipwrecks, Fiction.