Splendid and meticulously researched * Guardian * A story of ambition, treachery, libel, political intrigue and cold-blooded murder on a mass scale... told in an engaging, witty, racy style * Herald * Excellent... Nicolette Jones charts Plimsoll's course with skill, insight and elegance * Sunday Telegraph * Jones clearly loves her subject... Her set-pieces mix sensitively and narrative gusto. Dickens would have delighted in this story * Jonathan Keates * Jones's strength lies in bringing to life the sailor's friend and the political climate in which he battled * The Economist * An excellent, circumstantial biography that alerts us to how much still remains to be done in the cause of safety at sea * The Times * A fine piece of work - fluently written, full of interesting things * Spectator * Jones is sure-footed, never allowing her empathy with her subject to blind her to his failings. Her comprehensive biography... will be the first port of call for all future researchers * Sunday Times * Expertly tracked * Observer * Excellently researched... a welcome reappraisal of one of Britain's long-forgotten heroes * Camden New Journal * Jones's account is entirely worthy of its deserving subject... rehabilitates a man who remains a household name, but whose legion achievements have been forgotten * Independent * A fascinating piece of social history * Sunday Herald *
