A boat full of refugees.
Topical; Still a burning political issue. Historical; A problem that will not go away.
Ill-equipped boats full of human cargoes fleeing Nazi Europe, Vietnam or the trouble world we live in today. Craft falter, caught on a wave, capsize and the passengers drown. Jetsom now, no longer aware of sanctuary, no longer in need of safety, no longer a tax burden to you and I.
Refugees in becoming migrants do not cease to be human beings.
So a story for today is "Somewhere in the Mediterranean" although it reflects current issues it is set in a time warp where a government seems to be doing all it can to save life short of welcoming them to "The Promised Land".
Thoughtful, cleverly plotted and emotionally strong.
At first I was not as comfortable with the writing style. It appears truncated and stumbly initiatally but then the staccato tone seems to suit the moment, capture the confusion and the rush to process the passengers.
I loved the opening aspect of pirate radio which I remember fondly from the 60's and gave the piece a sepia tint.
I enjoyed this story very much; it is not a political one, it has context and the troubled conscience is the reader's alone. It is a story mixing fact with fiction that ultimately brings hope and leaves a tear in one's eye.
I remember visiting the modern port of Jaffa in Israel in 1979 and being surprised that old ships lay aground, close to the shore. Our guide said it was a reminder of the birth of Israel as a nation in 1948. I understand better now "The Exodus" and this book alludes to that story in part although I can not find anything about ships left off the coast to remind Jews of Holocaust and a world that often sat on their hands.
I'm grateful for all the memories this short story evoked. It is regardless a really good read.

Timeless tale of refugees looking for a place to live. Puritans, Irish, Chinese, Jews, Cubans, Vietnamese, Latin Americans have all faced similar conditions like those personified in this novel.

Somewhere in the Mediterranean
Into the Night Book 1

by Mark Tiro

The first book in a series of short stories that move quickly and are full of drama. In this story a ship loaded with refugees, desperately seeking to escape the Second World War, arrives off the coast of Israel, just fifty years too late.

This book is a clever merging of drama and sci-fi.

The quick story pulls the reader in with a twist at the end.

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Dark story about a ship stuck in time. The story seems to have no happy ending. Story has twist at end.

This is a short story or possibly just taster section of a full length book.
A ship passes through a time window from WWII to modern day Israel - a ship of Jewish refugees fleeing the Nazis. What happens to these people? Can they go back to almost certain death or can they stay, people out of their time?
I really enjoyed this story & very much wanted to know what happened to the people. There is a great twists at the end.
It is well written & the characters start to develop well despite it only being short.
If there is a full length version I want to read it!

Somewhere in the Mediterranean by Mark Tiro. This was a very enjoyable read. I was surprised by the ending. Looking forward to the next book. 5*.

Somewhere In The Mediterranean is a novella/short story that is both eerie and entertaining. Mark Tiro uses the premise of World War Two refugees passing through a time warp, something both eerie and amazing. This is the first in a 4 story set. I appreciated the complexity of the story, and how much detail was included, and I found myself intrigued by the premise. Mr Trio kept the promise of the premise well, I was invested in the plight of the refugees and captivated by the story. His writing style took a few bests to get used to, remembering it was a novella helped me appreciate his brevity. I would read the other stories.
3.5
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Great story that has a compelling main character and situation well worth considering for all of us.