New London, CT newspaper The Day reviewed Seventeen Fathoms Deep, saying author Joseph A. Williams "rescues this tense drama from obscurity and brings it thrillingly alive."
Joseph A. Williams, author of Seventeen Fathoms Deep, talked about the S-4 submarine tragedy on "The Point" (WCAI, The Cape & Islands NPR Station), for a full hour in advance of the annual memorial service held in Provincetown, Mass. Click here to listen to the full interview.
The New York Journal of Bookssays Seventeen Fathoms Deep author Joseph A. Williams "presents a human interest story that also depicts the lessons learned and the good that can result from such a tragedy."
Library Journal Xpress says Seventeen Fathoms Deep is "A worthwile purchase for fans of such recent bestsellers as Erik Larson's Dead Wake and Hampton Sides's In the Kingdom of Ice."