Murder on the Leviathan: A Novel | 
pickA “closed room” mystery on a boat. The characters were well drawn, the plot pacing was excellent, and the twists were, for the most part, unexpected.
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pickA “closed room” mystery on a boat. The characters were well drawn, the plot pacing was excellent, and the twists were, for the most part, unexpected.
so-soA fun, if not wholly memorable, mystery set on a ship sailing to Calcutta. The discovery of a clue at a grisly crime scene leads Police Commissioner Gauche to the boat where he tries to find the killer. A Russian detective is also sailing, Erast Fandorin (the central character in the series) and together, and sometimes at odds, they work to discover the truth. A fun historical mystery but not so fun I need to read more.
This morning‘s book is a “close my eyes, reach for a book, and read whatever I find in my hand” grab from the bookshelf. It falls somewhere in the middle of a series set in the late 1800s featuring a Russian detective. So far I am enjoying it even though I haven‘t read any of the other books.
pickInteresting use of multiple narrators, and the atmosphere of a posh passenger cruise is well rendered. I would certainly try another in the series.
Bedtime reading: My day involved a failed Ikea delivery, frustrating phone calls to Parcelforce (farce) & other minor vexations... All I can manage now is a russian crime caper. Hello Erast Fandorin! Night night! 😴
A particularly impulsive impulse buy: bought this at a book sale I had never visited before and this book was not on my TBR list. It's a murder mystery on a ship and I also love that it originally came from Waterstone's 😄
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pickGreat Agatha Christie style murder mystery. Fandorin is a wonderful character, and this is one of the best in the series.
