PositiveThe Seattle TimesWatson eloquently shows, particularly through Inuit historian Louis Kamookak and his search to discover what his relatives and elder Inuit knew, that if only the many generations of Franklin searchers had thought to ask, then the great mystery of Franklin might been have solved decades ago. This final section of the book is when Watson’s story shines. It is also what makes his story different and more valuable than most of what comes from the cottage industry of Franklin books. I have one bone to pick. Ice Ghosts contains only three maps. In a book that goes to great detail to provide specific geographic information, the absence of high-quality, detailed maps is an annoying detriment to the tale that Watson tells.
Christine L. Corton
PositiveThe Seattle Times“One of the pleasures of the book is reading the fictional and real accounts that Corton highlights, though her exhaustive inclusion of what feels to be nearly every book that touches on London fog does get repetitive.”
