The Merry Widow Murders - by Melodie Campbell (Paperback)

About the Book

Lucy Revelstoke, unconventional heiress and daughter of a Canadian mobster twice removed, is crossing the Atlantic on a state-of-the-art ocean liner in 1928. On the first night, Lucy discovers a murdered man in her stateroom. To keep the authorities from looking too deeply into her past, she must find the killer before they reach port.

Book Synopsis

It's the latter half of the Roaring Twenties and Lady Lucy Revelstoke, the unconventional widow of a young British lord, is once more crossing the Atlantic on a state-of-the-art ocean liner. Rubbing elbows with the era's elite, Lucy has come a long way from her roots as the daughter of a Canadian mobster.

But when a dead man turns up in her stateroom on the first night of the voyage, Lucy wonders if her past has come back to haunt her. Who is this dead man? Is someone from her past trying to send her a message? Lucy doesn't wait to find out. With her chivalrous friend Lord Tony, and Elf, her pickpocket-turned-maid, she endeavors to throw the body overboard. It does not go as planned. When the body is discovered by authorities on the ship, Lucy must do everything in her power to find the murderer before they look too deeply into her past.

Review Quotes

"Delightful' is one of the first words that come to mind. The 1920s shipboard setting is beautifully observed; the plot will keep you guessing and the heroine, is ... well ... delightful. Not to be missed."-- "-- Maureen Jennings, author of the Murdoch Mysteries and the Paradise Café series"

"Miss Fisher meets Hitchcock's The Trouble with Harry. Lucy Revelstoke is a delightful addition to Melodie Campbell's cast of plucky heroines. When an inconvenient body shows up in her stateroom, Lady Revelstoke and her tough-as-nails maid, Elf, know how to make it disappear -- and find the killer. The perfect escapist read!"-- "Anne R. Allen, author of the Camilla Randall Mysteries"