Saved By The Wireless

Saved By The Wireless

Mysterious messages haunt 16-year-old Tom Barnes as he works at his new telegraph station in the New England town of Rockley Cove in 1911. Tom’s skills with the telegraph save the Morgan family fortune and lead Tom into a budding relationship with Walter Morgan’s daughter, Grace. Tom and his sidekick Ben keep receiving a cryptic message. It contains one word: “Donner” and it sends Tom and Ben on a convoluted quest to unlock the mystery, find a kidnapped boy and outwit the dastardly Hooper clan. When the biggest storm of the season sweeps in along the coast, Tom picks up a distress signal from a passenger liner named the Olivia carrying Grace Morgan. Unable to find help, Tom must act. With the aid of his friend Bill, a reformed member of the Hooper gang, Tom commandeers a hulking motorboat and sets out for the imperiled Olivia and her passengers. Amid the deadly, tossing waves, Tom’s courage and resolve are tested and his hard-earned success hangs on every decision. Will they reach the Olivia in time? Can he save Grace? Can he find the kidnapped boy and solve the “Donner” mystery?