Island of lost ships

A fascinating novel Belyaev "Island of lost ships", filmed twice, is not one of his fantastic works, but the sharp, tight plot, colorful characters and unexpected ending make it one of the brightest examples of classic adventure literature.
...1920-ies. The ocean is wrecked ocean liner. Miraculously surviving passengers, Reginald Gatling, who was arrested for a crime he did not commit, his consorts in States detective Simpkins and beautiful Vivian Kingman – over will take somewhere in the standing waters of the terrible and mysterious Sargasso sea, where they find themselves captives of the inhabitants of a mysterious man-made island created from a recorded here for many centuries, the remains of ships of all times and peoples.