The Lusitania Conspiracy: A Novel

May 7, 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania, the event that catalyzed the United States' involvement in World War I. Though the ship's sinking has guaranteed it?a place in our history textbooks, the conspiracy behind it remains shrouded in mystery. Did the British Navy have advance knowledge of the attack? Was the attack prevent- able? Was the ship deliberately put at risk?