Blog Tour: Death on Deck

 

Death on Deck: 5 stars

I’ve been a fan of the Lady Eleanor Swift series since the very first book, so I was pleased to get my hands on Death on Deck.

I really enjoyed reading this book. The huge ship made a big change in setting, and certainly added some drama to the story! 

As always, I loved spending more time with this collection of characters, who feel like old friends. Gladstone (as usual) added some much needed moments of comedy. 

The plot was an interesting one. There was more going on than first meets the eye, which made it more complicated for Eleanor (and therefore the reader) to figure out the culprit(s). I do so enjoy it when I don’t have everything worked out before the end.

Overall, this was another exciting and fun episode in a favourite series. And the ending is the absolute best (can’t say more because of spoilers)! I can’t wait to see what Eleanor and friends get up to next!

I was given a copy of this book, my opinions are my own.

Book Description:

When Lady Swift embarks upon her first luxury cruise she imagines a gilded ballroom, afternoons on deck taking tea and all the delectable food she can eat. But she can’t seem to escape from murder…

Lady Eleanor Swift is all set to spend her birthday with her beau, dashing Detective Hugh Seldon, until he calls to cancel on her again at the last minute. What’s a girl to do? Pack up her staff and her faithful old bulldog, Gladstone, and head off on a cruise to New York, that’s what!

On the stunningly opulent ocean liner Celestiana, Eleanor tries to forget her worries and make the most of her trip. That is, until she sees a man being shot and falling overboard. On closer inspection of the scene, Eleanor literally stumbles over the likely murder weapon. And the nick in the barrel is unmistakeable: this gun belongs to Detective Seldon…

With some discreet digging, Clifford discovers Detective Seldon is aboard the ship on an undercover mission. Eleanor doesn’t want to make waves but she’s sure that something fishy is going on and he’s being framed. To get Seldon off the hook, Eleanor casts her net wide and searches for the real murderer among a sea of suspects including European nobility, Italian opera stars and American nouveau riche. But does the victim’s expensive gold ring point to a lavish lifestyle or is it a red herring?

When another passenger is found dead in his first-class cabin, a poisoned whisky glass clutched in his hand, Eleanor realises they are really in hot water. Will the killer be Eleanor’s catch of the day, or will she spend her birthday at the bottom of the sea?

A totally charming, unputdownable Golden Age mystery with characters readers will adore. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, T.E. Kinsey and Lee Strauss.

Author Bio:

Verity Bright is the pseudonym for a husband-and-wife writing partnership that has spanned a quarter of a century. Starting out writing high-end travel articles and books, they published everything from self-improvement to humour, before embarking on their first historical mystery. They are the authors of the fabulous Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery series, set in the 1920s.

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