The Lusitanias final voyage is a newsmans dream. First come the torpedo warnings. Then come the murders Journalist and mystery writer Willard Huntington Wright boards the Lusitania in pursuit of a hot story. Under the guise of conducting interviews with prominent passengers, his real assignment is
Murder on the Lusitania
โ Scribed by Allen, Conrad
- Book ID
- 108867733
- Publisher
- Conrad Allen
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 143 KB
- Series
- Dillman and Masefield 1
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
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.
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