Murder on the Lusitania - A gripping Edwardian whodunnit (Marston Edward (Author))(Paperback / softback)

Previously published under pseudonym Conrad Allen.
September 1907. George Porter Dillman sets sail from Liverpool on the Lusitania''s maiden voyage. Hired by the ship''''''''s captain to pose as a passenger, George is in fact a private detective for the Cunard Line. In the first days of his voyage, George only has to deal with a few petty crimes. But then an expensive piece of jewelry is reported stolen and a body is found. Working quickly to solve both crimes, George makes an unusual friend, Genevieve Masefield, and the two uncover secrets aboard the ship that prove explosive. The Lusitania was a British ocean liner that was sunk in 1915 by a German U-boat off the coast of Ireland, killing 1,198 passengers and crew. Lusitania held the Blue Riband prize for the fastest Atlantic crossing and was briefly the world''s largest passenger ship until the completion of
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