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Edition · 2025-08-14 · Softcover

Murder Takes a Vacation

LLLaura Lippman
2025
year of publication
272
pages
English (United States)
language
Softcover
cover
Publisher
Faber AND Faber
ISBN-13
978-05-7139-462-3
EAN
9780571394623
Publication date
2025-08-14
Book
Murder Takes a Vacation · 1 edition
The publisher on this edition

'A top-notch holiday read.' GUARDIAN'Effortlessly absorbing.' TANA FRENCH'A page-turner.' KATE ATKINSON'Playful and witty and completely absorbing.' ANN CLEEVES'The master.' GILLIAN FLYNN Meet Mrs Blossom. . . A widow who has never left the USA grandmother with a knack for blending inA lottery winner with an unexpected fortuneDetermined to finally see the world, she's starting with a cruise along the Seine. Just twenty-four hours into Mrs Blossom's trip, however, a man is dead, a precious artefact is missing, and a mysterious stranger is claiming her life is in danger. Surrounded by luxury food, quaint towns and people with staggeringly high net worths, she has no idea who she can trust. But maybe blending into the background has its perks - whoever is responsible will never see this most unlikely of detectives coming. Readers loved Murder Takes a Vacation:'Mrs. Blossom is a delight!' 'Charming, fun, a little sassy, and always observant. What a lovely treasure of a read.' 'Every single person I know needs to read this book immediately. . . Imagine The Maltese Falcon starring Miss Marple and Tom Ripley.' 'A fun mystery, Laura really shares some poignant observations about age, body image and just feeling invisible as a woman. Definitely recommend!'