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Murder on the Marmora: A Mystery (Hardcover)

by Conrad Allen (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur; 1st edition (Jan 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0312307918
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312307912
  • Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14.5 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 78,736 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Best George Dillman and Genevieve Masefield Mystery So Far, 7 Sep 2004
By Professor Donald Mitchell "Jesus Makes Me a P... (Boston) - See all my reviews
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Murder on the Marmora is the fifth fictional voyage of George Porter Dillman and Genevieve Masefield, and I found it to be the most enjoyable.

The Marmora is a P & O (Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company) ship on which Dillman and Masefield are playing their familiar roles as undercover detectives. The ship doesn't provide any of the glamour that helped make the earlier books about the Lusitania and the Mauretania interesting. That lack is filled in by the novelty of minor Royals, the Duke and Duchess of Fife and their children, on board with the usual bevy of Royal watchers and hangers-on. The ship is also off to exotic Egypt and contains some rare artifacts.

Relations are tougher though on the detectives. The purser was once turned down by Cunard and holds a grudge against anyone who has worked for that luxury line. The purser likes Americans even less so Dillman takes his lumps in this new relationship.

Once on board, there's the usual crime spree that this series always features along with a quick death as the title suggests. From there, the detectives wander around not learning very much until just at the end of the book.

One of the most interesting of the subplots brings Genevieve Masefield into the company of her ex-fiancé. I rated the book as the best in the series due to the benefits of that subplot. Otherwise, I would have found this book to be an undistinguished three star effort.

Bon voyage!

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