Of all the prizes slumbering upon the world's seabeds, no shipwreck has stirred more mystery, intrigue, or controversy than the galleon San Jose . In these briskly-paced pages, Julian Sancton takes us from moldering Spanish archives to the murk of the Caribbean to tell the thrilling story of how one quixotic, eccentric, and thoroughly obsessed sleuth stubbornly defied the odds to locate this most legendary of underwater bounties. Neptune's Fortune is about treasure and the subculture of treasure seekers, but more importantly, it reminds us of the deeper and more satisfying riches that come embedded within a splendid historical tale that's been researched meticulously and told exceptionally well.