{"product_id":"murder-takes-a-vacation-a-novel","title":"Murder Takes a Vacation: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“\u003ci\u003eMurder Takes a Vacation\u003c\/i\u003e 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.” \u003c\/b\u003e–\u003cb\u003eTana French\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHighly acclaimed \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling 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. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e “Best Beach Reads of Summer” \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e’s “Best Mysteries to Read This Summer”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e's \"Books to Add to Your Summer Reading List\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e's \"24 terrific books for the beach, cabin or lawn chair you’ll want to read this summer\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e's Summer Books 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMrs. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Mrs. Blossom booked her cruise through France on the MS \u003ci\u003eSolitaire,\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe also didn’t expect Allan to be found, dead, twenty-four hours later in Paris, a city he wasn’t supposed to be in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMrs. 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?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Laura Lippman","offers":[{"title":"Trade Paperback","offer_id":54959146959139,"sku":"9780062998118","price":15.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":53161938256163,"sku":"9780062998101","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/2258\/5123\/files\/9780062998101.jpg?v=1741185698","url":"https:\/\/epicreads.com\/products\/murder-takes-a-vacation-a-novel","provider":"Epic Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}