{"product_id":"murder-takes-a-vacation-a-riveting-mystery-of-deception-art-theft-and-unexpected-romance-on-a-parisian-cruise","title":"Murder Takes a Vacation: A Riveting Mystery of Deception, Art Theft, and Unexpected Romance on a Parisian Cruise","description":"NATIONAL BESTSELLER\n“Murder Takes a Vacation has all Laura Lippman's trademark razor-sharp insight and effortlessly absorbing writing, plus huge amounts of warmth and fun. Mrs. Blossom is a pure joy, and I'm already hoping for more.” –Tana French\nHighly acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman returns with an irresistible mystery featuring Muriel Blossom, a former private investigator and middle-aged widow whose vacation on a Parisian river cruise turns into a deadly international case…that only she can solve.\nA New York Times “Best Beach Reads of Summer”\nOne of Washington Post’s “Best Mysteries to Read This Summer”\nOne of Boston Globe's \"Books to Add to Your Summer Reading List\"\nOne of Minneapolis Star Tribune's \"24 terrific books for the beach, cabin or lawn chair you’ll want to read this summer\"\nOne of Chicago Tribune's Summer Books 2025\nMrs. Blossom has a knack for blending into the background, which was an asset during her days assisting private investigator Tess Monaghan. But when she finds a winning lottery ticket in a parking lot, everything changes. She is determined to see the world that she sometimes feels is passing her by.\nWhen Mrs. Blossom booked her cruise through France on the MS Solitaire, she did not expect to meet Allan on her transatlantic flight. He is the first man who’s sparked something inside her since her beloved husband passed.\nShe also didn’t expect Allan to be found, dead, twenty-four hours later in Paris, a city he wasn’t supposed to be in.\nNow Mrs. Blossom doesn’t know who to trust on board the ship, especially when a mystifying man, Danny, keeps popping up around every corner, always present when things go awry. He is convinced that Allan was transporting a stolen piece of art, and Mrs. Blossom knows more than she lets on, regarding both the artifact and Allan’s death.\nMrs. Blossom’s questions only increase as the cruise sails down the Seine. Why does it feel like she is being followed? Who was Allan, and why was he killed? Most alarmingly, why do these mysterious men keep flirting with her?\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0062998102\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0062998102.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Lippman, Laura\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Pages are clean with no markings. May show minor signs of wear or cosmetic defects  marks, cuts, bends, or scuffs  on the cover, spine, pages, or dust jacket. May have remainder marks on edges.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41752785453114,"sku":"DBV.0062998102.VG","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0062998102-0_0eff73a1-a44c-4bd8-89b9-8d2c04ca8075.jpg?v=1792033968","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/murder-takes-a-vacation-a-riveting-mystery-of-deception-art-theft-and-unexpected-romance-on-a-parisian-cruise","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}