The Plimsoll Sensation: The Great Campaign to Save Lives at Sea (Paperback)

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