An exciting mystery story about two girls who are working on a school project and discover that a boy went overboard on his first trip on the deep-sea trawler, Arctic Raider. They decide to investigate the circumstances surrounding his death and what the connection is with the Iceman - the sinister captain of the boat. Susan Gates is a well-known children's author who has written many books for Oxford University Press. Raider was commended for the Carnegie Medal and shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Award.