Murder on the Minnesota
- 288 stránok
- 11 hodin čítania
A period mystery thriller set on board an ocean-going steamship in the early part of the last century
Conrad Allen Poradie kníh (chronologicky)
Tento autor, píšuci pod rôznymi menami, je majstrom historických detektívnych románov. Jeho diela s obľubou zasadzuje do sveta alžbětinského divadla, kde sledujeme osudy knihovníka divadelnej spoločnosti. Ďalšia séria románov sa zameriava na dramatické udalosti spojené s pozemkovou knihou z obdobia normanského dobývania Anglicka. Autor vyniká v pretkaní historických faktov s napínavými zápletkami a vytváraní nezabudnuteľných postáv, ktoré čitateľov vtiahnu do minulosti.
Murder on the "Minnesota" Temporarily forsaking the Cunard Line to work as private detectives aboard the steamship Minnesota, George Dilman and Genevieve Masefield are anticipating an uneventful cruise bound for the Far East. But, as usual, things are never that simple. Full description
Murder on the Lusitania
- 272 stránok
- 10 hodin čítania
September 1907. George Porter Dillman sets sail from Liverpool on the Lusitania's maiden voyage. Hired by the ship's captain to pose as a passenger, George is in fact a private detective for the Cunard Line. In the first days of his voyage, George only has to deal with a few petty crimes. But then an expensive piece of jewelry is reported stolen and a body is found. Working quickly to solve both crimes, George makes an unusual friend, Genevieve Masefield, and the two uncover secrets aboard the ship that prove explosive.