The disappearance of flight MH370 has horrified people across the globe. The vanishing of the cruise liner and its 227 passengers is the greatest mystery since the Mary Celeste.

Whilst several odd pieces of wreckage washed up in the Pacific have tentatively been ascribed to the vanished plane, no concrete explanation has been found, no solution has been agreed upon, and no conclusive proof has been found.

Yet in an age where a stolen smartphone can be pinpointed to any location on earth, we do know one thing: someone, somewhere, has answers.

Prolific, best-selling crime author Nigel Cawthorne has interviewed aviation experts and examined with a forensic eye the most likely explanations for this disappearance, from a distressing suicide bid on the part of pilot Captain Shah to a far, far graver conspiracy involving stirring military powers in the far East.

Two years on from the most shocking global news story of the last decade, The Secret Files distills what we know, what we think we know, and what we hope cannot possibly be true into the most gripping conspiracy read of the year.

About the Author
Nigel Cawthorne is the author of "Confirmed Kill," "The Mammoth Book of Killers at Large," "Serial Killers and Mass Murderers," and "The Story of the SS."