This short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is a suspenseful little tale. It tells of a whaling ship which has become trapped in an ice floe and slowly has to make its way through as the ice separates. Strange noises are heard by members of the crew and these men tell the ships Doctor who keeps a journal of the voyage. Small events lead to the captain abandoning the ship and racing away into the night. The story isn’t especially unnerving, but the detail in the book makes it worth the read. ( )

This is the first non Sherlock tale by Doyle I have read {audiobook} I suppose he always makes nice imagery, but honestly you could clearly tell it was written by the same author. Doctor writing a narrative/journal about a captain of a ship.
Its not a bad little tale, it is in a larger book I intend on getting soon and this certainly won't change my mind about buying the book.

If you like Doyle's style and want to get away from Sherlock Holmes then this one is for you ( )

A ghost story set on a whaler in the Arctic Ocean. It's pretty predictable, but I liked watching the rational main character gradually come to believe. ( )