In May 1915 the huge ocean liner, the Lusitania, sank off the Cork coast near
the Old Head of Kinsale with the loss of thousands of lives. This happened
during the First World War. But it was no accident. The ship was torpedoed by a
German submarine. Rumour has it that there were spies on board. These rumours
were true and thirteen-year-old Finbar Kennedy finds himself caught in the
middle of it all.

This story mingles fact and fiction in the setting of one of the most dramatic
seafaring tragedies ever.

Review
Kielys well-plotted story, told by Finbar himself, is deftly knitted into
the true story of the [Lusitania] Books Ireland a tense and dramatic
story Irish Examiner a compelling mix of fact and fiction gripping
parentsintouch.co.uk an intriguing read Evening Echo I just couldnt put
it down! Brilliant I would absolutely recommend this book to my friends
seomraranga.com Kevin Kiely manages to capture the essence of the early 1900s
using subtle apt language, home life and innocence teachermoloneyking.com
Kiely uses genius foreshadowing in this plot to build suspense and hope
teachermoloneyking.com Kielys book would be perfect as a class novel
teachermoloneyking.com this fictional reworking is intriguing and fleshes out
a past event teachermoloneyking.com it would suit young and old in any
setting, be it at home or school teachermoloneyking.com a most enjoyable
book teachermoloneyking.com gripping Armadillo well researched and
contains many fascinating nuggets of historical fact Inis a fantastic read
fascinating Marine Times fans of Nicola Pierces Spirit of the Titanic
will enjoy this action-packed book YellowBrickReads.com a deftly plotted
novel which skilfully captures the significance of the momentous tragedy, SOS
Lusitania will appeal to history fans young and old YellowBrickReads.com I
thought the book SOS Lusitania was brilliant. I liked it so much that I am
doing a project in school on it I wish the book was longer and I have
recommended it to all my friends mykidstime.com an exciting story based on a
real event which is sure to appeal to boys of 10 plus Historical Novel
Society a work of fiction to entertain the younger reader something it will
do in aces Our Book Reviews a great story told extremely well Our
Book Reviews will bring a lump to the readers throat more than once Our
Book Reviews an excellent read for girls and boys alike. And Im sure there are
bits of history adults will meet for the first time too Our Book Reviews an
exciting seafaring adventure Books Ireland this is Finbars story, and the
narrative from his young viewpoint is both fascinating and immediate Books
Ireland an uncomplicated easy read Books Ireland a lovely childrens novel
written in the overall brand of The Da Vinci Code InTouch a good account of
life in Queenstown in 1915 InTouch well suited to novel reading in senior
classes of both boys and girls, with possibly the boys enjoying the talk of
spies and war a little more InTouch a novel that runs smoothly from start to
finish, where all that you see is not as it seems! InTouch

About the Author
Kevin Kiely has had several collections of poetry published, had plays
broadcast on RT and is engaged in literary journalism and editing. He has
received Literature Bursary Awards from the Irish Arts Council, and is Honorary
Fellow in Writing with the University of Iowa. This is his first book for young
readers.