Murder on the Lusitania (Ocean Liner Mysteries, #1) in Reading the Detectives

Mar 28, 2013 Susan rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This is the first in a series of books written by Conrad Allen, a pseudonym used by Keith Miles. You may know him already by another pseudonym, that of Edward Marston, which he uses for many popular series, including that of the Railway Detective mysteries. This series features George Porter Dillman and the enigmatic and beautiful Genevieve Masefield and all are set aboard cruise ships in the heyday of the great liners. In order, the books are as follows:

1. Murder on the Lusitania (1999)
2. Murde ...more

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Dec 02, 2021 Susan rated it really liked it

This is the first in a series of books written by Keith Miles and now published under the pseudonym of Edward Marston. These were previously published under the name of Conrad Allen, but presumably Edward Marston is better known, being used for many popular series, including that of the Railway Detective mysteries. This series features George Porter Dillman and the enigmatic and beautiful Genevieve Masefield and all are set aboard cruise ships in the heyday of the great liners. In order, the boo ...more

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Mar 16, 2022 Susan in NC rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: tbr-with-gr-groups, audiobook, library-book

This was okay for a first in a series, read with the Reading the Detectives group. Dillman is an appealing detective, and I thought it was an interesting premise to have the former Pinkerton agent, now a plainclothes detective for the Cunard Line, undercover as a first class passenger on the maiden voyage of the Lusitania.

Dillman expects to mingle and keep an eye on passengers to make sure there are no problems to mar the ship’s debut; all goes well, and frankly a bit dull, until Dillman finds t ...more

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May 15, 2022 Carolien rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2022, english-mystery

3.5 stars. The Lusitania is better known for its sinking in 1915, but this mystery is set on her maiden voyage in September 1907. There are lots of interesting details on the ship and I had a feeling that something was lost once planes became the default mode of crossing the Atlantic. George Porter Dillman is a detective for the Cunard line and stationed in first class to keep an eye out for petty theft and card tricksters. However, first some designs of the ship go missing and then a journalist ...more

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Mar 25, 2022 Jill rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: conrad-allen

I thought this started well, with joining the train, on which the passengers were getting to Liverpool to go aboard the Lusitania. This introduced some of the main characters which were to be followed throughout the book. It also meant we got a good description of the ship, and it's layout. However, it then seemed to me, to become very akin to the old TV series of "The Loveboat" ( believe that was the name). We met more characters and not until halfway through was the murder, as per the title. I ...more

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Jun 12, 2017 Lillian rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery-vintage-golden-age, read-in-2017

This is a solid 3.5 stars for me. I am really drawn to mysteries that have a travel element to them, especially during the summer months. I really enjoyed the setting. Adding in the historical elements also gave more interest. I would have really loved this mystery novel had the author added more depth to the characters. I definitely knew more about the ship than I did any of the main characters. The mystery was easy to figure out. No twists or turns, definitely on the predictable side. But I am ...more

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Aug 19, 2019 Jacqueline Vick rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I love historical myseries that take place in the early 20th century, so this book was right up my alley. The details about the ship and the additional information at the end of the book added to the atmosphere.

George Dillman is undercover security for the cruise ship, and as he mingles with the first-class passengers, we meet our various suspects - the beautiful woman with a secret; the father-mother-daughter trio who clearly have something on their mind; the outspoken American and her father; ...more

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Feb 12, 2008 Nancy Oakes rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-crime-fiction, crime-fiction, mystery-series-first-novel

In the tradition of classic crime novels, Murder on the Lusitania has no end of suspects. Of course, the action happens on a ship and there are separate "classes" of decks in which the "lower" passengers (sadly, this is how they are referred to here) cannot move to the upper levels, so finding the killer isn't such a tough job.

First in a series of books about mayhem on board the maiden voyages of famous ships, the hero is George Porter Dillman, who goes first class on the voyage, and he can min ...more

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Jan 18, 2022 Annarella rated it it was amazing

Shelves: historical-mystery, netgalley, netgalley2021

Edward Marston is one of my favorite historical mystery writer and this new series is full of promises as this book was gripping and highly entertaining.
Great characters, a vivid and well researched historical background, a solid mystery that kept me guessing.
I can't wait to read other books in this series.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine ...more

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