The Hungry Ocean is Linda Greenlaw's only book. It could be considered a sequel to The Perfect Storm, however, since it was inspired by questions asked by readers of Junger's book. The Perfect Storm ends in tragedy, The Hungry Ocean, with survival.

Greenlaw's purpose in writing this book is to answer the questions often asked about what happens in the day-to-day experience of a normal fishing trip.

The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger chronicles the last trip to sea of the Andrea Gail, sister ship to the Hannah Boden. The Andrea Gail is lost at sea during the "Halloween gale" in 1991. Junger has used what records are available to piece together an account of the last fateful trip of the Andrea Gail. Greenlaw credits Junger's references to her, calling her "one of the best captains, period, on the entire East Coast" and with giving her the...