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Murder Takes a Vacation
Murder Takes a Vacation: A Novel | Laura Lippman
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Highly acclaimed New York Times bestseller 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 mysterythat only she can solve. Mrs. Blossom is not the kind of woman to play the lottery. She is practical, a devoted grandmother, and has a knack for blending into the background, which was an asset during her days assisting private investigator Tess Monaghan. But when Mrs. Blossom finds a winning ticket in a parking lot, everything changes...including Mrs. Blossom. She is determined to see the world that sometimes feels as if its passing her by. But when 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 whos sparked something inside her since her beloved husband passed. She also didnt expect Allan to be found, dead, twenty-four hours later in Paris, a city he wasnt supposed to be in. Now Mrs. Blossom doesnt know who to trust on board the ship, especially when a new, mystifying man, Danny, keeps popping up around every corner, always present when things go awry. He claims that Allan was involved in the transport of a stolen, precious piece of art, and hes convinced that Mrs. Blossom knows more than she lets on, regarding both the artifact and Allans murder. Mrs. Blossoms 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? What follows is a charming one-of-a-kind mystery from one of Time magazines essential crime writers of the last 100 years. The perfect combination of cozy and thrilling, this novel and the delightful Mrs. Blossom are sure to be unforgettable.
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EKonrad
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Mehso-so

I've been getting more into cozy mysteries lately, but this one just didn't work in a lot of ways for me. The plot seemed really convoluted (especially towards the end), and although I loved the main character, a lot of the aspects of her personality felt repetitive. Sad that this one wasn't a hit for me, but even the mystery taking place on a cruise in Paris wasn't enough to overcome the flaws in the storytelling. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Amie
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Pickpick

I enjoyed this mystery. 68-yr-old widow Muriel Blossom (from Lippman's Tess Monaghan series) wins the lottery and takes a luxury river cruise in France. A man she meets on her flight from the U.S. dies in Paris. Not as charming as Thursday Murder Club, but still good. It felt like it could have been an episode of Murder She Wrote - very much the sort of shenanigans that Jessica Fletcher always managed to get herself entangled in.

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Susanita
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1. No numbers just reading.
2. New book from Laura Lippman!
#two4tuesday

TheSpineView I love that plan! Thanks for playing and Happy New Year! 🎆 6mo
BarbaraBB Ooow a new Lippmann! 6mo
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