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Murder on the "Mauretania" - Conrad Allen


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Murder on the "Mauretania" - Conrad Allen

 
Description: ISBN 0715632124 / Genre: Crime / Thriller / Author: Conrad Allen / Paperback / 304 Pages / Book is published 2002-09-26 by Gerald ... more
Murder on the "Mauretania" - Conrad Allen ... Duckworth & Co Ltd

Newest Review: ... the ship, its decor and the fashions of its passengers, all of which serve to provide the story with a colourful setting. ... more

 ... This is the second book in a series featuring George Porter Dillman and Genevieve Masefiled, although I have not yet read the first one. The main characters are reasonably well-drawn, but could have been better. There is clearly a love affair between the American Dillman and the English Genevieve, but how it transpired in the first place isn't really looked into - that was probably included in book one - and there is little chance for them to even meet, let alone make love, in this story. Dillman is rather a cold fish; h...more

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Premium Review Murder on the "Mauretania" - Conrad Allen: Steamship shenanigans (936 words)
by - written on 20/08/09 (Very useful, 67 readings)
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Hired to ensure that the 1907 maiden sailing of the Cunard steamship, The Mauretania, goes smoothly, George Porter Dillman and Genevieve Masefield blend in with the passengers of the first and second class. Initially, the only problems seems to be the buglary of a number of silver items, but Dillman thinks he knows who is responsible. Then there is a much bigger problem - a man goes missing, believed gone overboard, and the shipment of gold bullion, held under lock and key, has mysteriously disappeared. Could it have anything to do with a couple of Welsh miners in third class, planning to start a new life from nothing in the United States? Or are there higher class ...  Read the complete review

 

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