3.5 stars.

I was immediately intrigued by the premise of this book. Murder mystery on a ship? Jazz singers and 1930s glam? Sold!

It was 1936. Lena Aldridge decided to take a job offer in New York after her best friend’s husband was murdered at the London jazz club where she worked. The problem was death seemed to be following her on her journey aboard Queen Mary. Was she in danger herself?

I really enjoyed the mystery and sleuthing. The cast of characters were interesting, and the ‘locked room’ mystery was classic! Unfortunately, the conclusion wasn’t my favourite as I felt it was too heavily reliant on a particular character.

Having said that, just like the book setting aboard Queen Mary where the journey was more important than the destination, so was my experience of the book where the execution was more enjoyable than the plot reveal.

Aspiring actress Lena Aldridge thought she was destined for stardom but instead she is stuck singing in a basement club in Soho. She is slowly giving up on her dazzling theatre career until a stranger offers her a role on Broadway. Murder seems to be following Lena where ever she goes.

This one kept me guessing until the end.

I must say I did like the sounds of this book when I read the blurb but when I got to reading it I did find it a bit boring but it wasn't too bad it just took me a while to read it. I was expecting a bit more excitement and thrills bit they just didn't eventuate like I thought they would.

I do like the way the story is in two parts with tales of the sea voyage and then back to tales of the week before and leading up to the sea voyage. It was done well and didn't feel disjointed. But I must say it did seem to be a long read, it was a bit lack-lustre and just didn't have enough excitement and suspense for me.

An alright book with great characters but it just needed a bit more oomph!