Murder on the Mauretania /
by Allen, Conrad; Marston, Edward.
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BookSeries: ocean liner mysteries: ; A&B crime: Publisher: London : Allison & Busby Limited, 2022Description: 350 pages ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9780749027643 (pbk.) :; 0749027649 (pbk.) :.Subject(s): Dillman, George Porter, (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | Masefield, Genevieve, (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | Mauretania (Ship) -- Fiction | Private investigators -- Great Britain -- Fiction | Crime | Crime | Crime & mystery fiction | Historical mysteries | Detective and mystery storiesSummary: November 1907. George Dillman and Genevieve Masefield sail from Liverpool on the maiden voyage of the Mauretania. While posing as a passenger George is in fact an undercover detective hired by the Cunard Line. Dillman and Genevieve endure a nightmare voyage during which severe weather batters the vessel relentlessly and keeps the passengers away from the decks. Dillman is instrumental in rescuing a crew member from being washed overboard but he is too late to save one of the First Class passengers from the same fate. At first, it looks like a case of death by misadventure. But Dillman and Genevieve come to realise that it was an act of calculated murder, connected with the presence on board of a record shipment of gold bullion - twelve tons in all - sent from the Bank of England.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Paperback | Bootle Library | Adult Fiction | Available | 003103451X | ||||
| Book - Adult Paperback | Crosby Library | Adult Fiction | In transit from Crosby Library to Maghull Library since 09/10/2024 | 003103448X | ||||
| Book - Adult Paperback | Netherton Library | Adult Fiction | Available | 003103449X |
Originally published: as by Conrad Allen. New York: St. Martin's Minotaur, 2000.
November 1907. George Dillman and Genevieve Masefield sail from Liverpool on the maiden voyage of the Mauretania. While posing as a passenger George is in fact an undercover detective hired by the Cunard Line. Dillman and Genevieve endure a nightmare voyage during which severe weather batters the vessel relentlessly and keeps the passengers away from the decks. Dillman is instrumental in rescuing a crew member from being washed overboard but he is too late to save one of the First Class passengers from the same fate. At first, it looks like a case of death by misadventure. But Dillman and Genevieve come to realise that it was an act of calculated murder, connected with the presence on board of a record shipment of gold bullion - twelve tons in all - sent from the Bank of England.
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