About this book:

When a battered brig is torn apart on a jagged coast, only one sailor survives to crawl onto a beach of pale, shell‑white sand—and into a mystery that reaches far deeper than the sea.

In the wreck’s aftermath Thomas Vance discovers a clandestine camp where men dig precise trenches into the chalk headland, their motives as enigmatic as the ancient strata they uncover. As he trades his few salvaged scraps for a cup of tea and a dry biscuit, he is thrust into a world where survival hinges not just on the sea’s fury, but on the secrets buried beneath the earth.

Salt in the Trenches blends pulse‑pounding nautical disaster with a haunting archaeological quest, delivering a vivid, gritty tale of loss, resilience, and the hidden layers of history that wait just beneath our feet. Dive in—and find out what lies waiting when the tide finally turns.