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Nelson, Peter.
LEFT FOR DEAD : SEARCH FOR JUSTICE FOR THE USS INDIANAPOLIS
New York : Delacorte, 2002.
IL 5-8, RL 8.9
ISBN 0385900333
Scott Hunter never pictured himself as a real investigator until he suddenly stumbles upon a fifty-year-old mystery. Who was really responsible for the USS Indianapolis tragedy during World War II? Scott interviews some of the survivors, solves the mystery, and rewrites a small but vivid part of American history.  (Jean B. Bellavance for Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Awards, 2003-2004)
Non fiction SUBJECTS:     Indianapolis (Cruiser).
                        McVay, Charles Butler, d. 1968 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
                        Scott, Hunter, 1985-
                        Trials (Naval offenses)
                        World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American.

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