![]() ![]() He will, however, please some fans of historical drawing-room murder, especially the Anglophiles. Allen won't win awards for his prose (""Having been given so little in the way of evidence, he now felt that he had far too much and it was causing confusion""). When Dillman discovers Bancroft murdered by a grisly blow to the head, only he can find the real killer. Someone has snatched the secret diagrams that explain the Lusitania's wiring, and someone-the same culprit?-has stolen a Stradivarius from world-famous violinist Itzak Weiss. It's not long before Dillman discovers difficult puzzles to solve. Meanwhile, pushy journalist Henry Bancroft tries hard to scoop his rivals, and the aristocrats who populate the book's margins pursue their various schemes. Posing as a first-class passenger on the Lusitania's 1907 maiden voyage, he ingratiates himself with ship's surgeon Lionel Osborne, flirts mildly with young Violet Rymer, assists the troubled American Ellen Tolley, befriends the adventurous Genevieve Masefield and keeps an eye on potential card sharks and con men. Suave, smart and handsome, George Porter Dillman seems to be the perfect man for his job as the Cunard Line's private detective. ![]() ![]() Allen kicks off a projected series of mysteries set on famous ocean liners with this well-crafted high society whodunit. ![]()
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