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A review by booksbybindu
Death on Deck by Verity Bright
5.0
‘Death on Deck’ sees Eleanor and the gang set sail for America! So you know how I bang on about my favourite genre being strong women who solve mysteries between the wars?! There is a sub genre to this which I love even more - the story being set on an ocean liner crossing the Atlantic! I don’t know why, maybe it’s the glamour of it all, the locked room mystery aspect or just basic jealously as I have always wanted to have experienced it. All this added up to me being very excited about this outing for Eleanor and the gang! And it did not disappoint.
When Inspector Hugh Seldon lets Lady Eleanor Swift know that he will have to miss her birthday as he has a case, she reconsiders an invitation to travel on the maiden voyage of the Celestiana to New York. Basically, she is in a bit of a huff and decides she wants adventure and off she trots with her merry band of staff and dog! She has paid for all the ladies on her staff to come along as a vacation and for them to experience the thrill of an ocean crossing! Not too long into the journey Eleanor witnesses a man being shot and pushed overboard. When she retrieves the gun she gets a shock as she recognises it as Hugh’s! Her faithful butler Clifford does some digging and finds Hugh on board, albeit cowering in his room with horrendous sea sickness. But he is also under cover as he is tracking a criminal he has been chasing for years! They come to the conclusion that Hugh is being framed for the murder and the countdown is on - they need to find the murderer before they dock in New York!
Although this is the 13th book in the series you can definitely read it on it's own as the background to the case isn't known to the reader either! This is one of my favourite series and this outing was brilliant - fast-paced, full of emotion, packed to the gunnels of twists and turns and technically it's a locked mystery as the murderer has nowhere to hide. I enjoyed learning more about Hugh and his life prior to meeting Eleanor and it certainly explains why their relationship has been progressing so slowly.
Roll on book 14 as it is set in New York! Let me know if you read this one.
When Inspector Hugh Seldon lets Lady Eleanor Swift know that he will have to miss her birthday as he has a case, she reconsiders an invitation to travel on the maiden voyage of the Celestiana to New York. Basically, she is in a bit of a huff and decides she wants adventure and off she trots with her merry band of staff and dog! She has paid for all the ladies on her staff to come along as a vacation and for them to experience the thrill of an ocean crossing! Not too long into the journey Eleanor witnesses a man being shot and pushed overboard. When she retrieves the gun she gets a shock as she recognises it as Hugh’s! Her faithful butler Clifford does some digging and finds Hugh on board, albeit cowering in his room with horrendous sea sickness. But he is also under cover as he is tracking a criminal he has been chasing for years! They come to the conclusion that Hugh is being framed for the murder and the countdown is on - they need to find the murderer before they dock in New York!
Although this is the 13th book in the series you can definitely read it on it's own as the background to the case isn't known to the reader either! This is one of my favourite series and this outing was brilliant - fast-paced, full of emotion, packed to the gunnels of twists and turns and technically it's a locked mystery as the murderer has nowhere to hide. I enjoyed learning more about Hugh and his life prior to meeting Eleanor and it certainly explains why their relationship has been progressing so slowly.
Roll on book 14 as it is set in New York! Let me know if you read this one.