Death on the Lusitania

''A real page-turner!'' Ben Kane ''Perfect for lovers of Agatha Christie'' Philip Gray ''An enthralling locked-room mystery'' Chris Lloyd ''Totally absorbing'' Leonoa Nattrass The ship was doomed before it ever left port. His fate was sealed before he ever stepped on board. From R. L. Graham, Death on the Lusitania is an immersive WW1 historical novel set aboard the ill-fated ocean liner. Welcome on board the Lusitania ''s final voyage . . . New York, 1915. RMS Lusitania, one of the world''s most luxurious ocean liners, departs for war-torn Europe. Among those on board is Patrick Gallagher, a civil servant in Her Majesty''s government tasked with escorting a British diplomat back to England. When a fellow passenger is believed to have shot himself in his cabin, Gallagher is asked by the captain to investigate the scene but one crucial detail doesn''t fit. The man''s body was discovered in a locked cabin with the key inside and no gun to be found. Was it really suicide? Or murder? Gallagher believes one of the passengers is a deadly killer - one who could strike again at any moment. And all the while, the ship sails on towards Europe, where enemy submarines patrol dark waters . . .

Info autore

R. L. Graham is a husband-and-wife team of historians and writers with a broad range of interests in many periods of history, including the belle époque and the tumultuous years leading up to the First World War and the post-war re-ordering of the world.

They are very much drawn to the shadowy world of crime, espionage and political intrigue. They are particularly fascinated by historical mysteries: things which have happened but have no apparent explanation. Originally from Canada, they moved to a small village in Devon in the year 2000.

Marilyn Livingstone, one half of R. L. Graham, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer while this book was being written. She passed away in September 2023.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: R L Graham, R. L. Graham
• Editore: Pan Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 18 anni
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.08.2024
• EAN: 9781035021925
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3502192-5
• Pagine: 400
• Dimensioni: 130 mm x 197 mm x 23 mm
• Serie: Patrick Gallagher
• Categorie: Narrativa > Gialli; New York, FICTION / Crime, Historical fiction, FICTION / Thrillers / Crime, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, FICTION / Thrillers / Historical, FICTION / Disaster, Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense, Ireland, Narrative theme: Sense of place, c 1910 to c 1919, Classic crime and mystery fiction, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), Atlantic Coast of Ireland, Narrative theme: Journeys and voyages, FICTION / Historical / 20th Century / World War I