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ISBN13: 9781807643706
Publisher: Two Penny Publishing
Pages: 234
Weight: 1.31
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
When a mysterious SOS echoes across the Strait of Malacca in 1947, the crew of the SS Silver Star discovers a ghost ship whose entire complement is frozen in terror-lifeless bodies twisted as if facing an unspeakable evil. The lone clue: a chilling Morse transmission... The lid has been opened.
As a modern-day researcher follows this trail of forgotten telegrams, lost manifests, and classified dossiers, he uncovers a secret stretching back much further than the Ourang Medan. From covert Nazi occult programs and the horrors of Unit 731 to forbidden Greek myths, long-buried World War I battlefield mysteries, and the enigmatic Somerton Man, a single thread connects eras, empires, and atrocities: an ancient amulet carved from impossible stone, capable of releasing despair-or hope.
Blending historical fact with supernatural intrigue, this sweeping saga reveals how one artifact passed through soldiers, spies, killers, and kings, shaping battles, sparking legends, and leaving death in its wake. The truth behind the world's most chilling maritime mystery lies not in the sea... but in the hands of the men who opened the lid.
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