Princess Fuzzypants here: I love to read historical fiction that is so well researched and well written that the reader has to wonder if the story heaves close to reality. Set on the doomed liner, the U-boats are not the only threat to the ship. There are so many double and triple crosses going on that one continues to guess which side of the war are the various characters on. There are also deceits and nefarious doings of a more personal nature and some of the espionage intertwines with the sordid. There are only a couple of characters with whom the reader can be sure of their allegiances. There are plots upon plots and the two murders only play a small part in the big picture.

This is a book that is a page turner and really kept me riveted. Written by a husband and wife team, sadly the wife passed away before the book was published. This was such a good tale, I am sorry there will not be more. Five purrs and two paws up.

Mysterious, captivating, and atmospheric!

Death on the Lusitania is an Agatha Christie-like murder mystery set during 1915 on the infamous HMS Lusitania that features the savvy Patrick Gallagher who, when shortly after departure from New York, one of the travellers winds up dead in a locked cabin with no murder weapon in sight, endeavours to a find the murderer onboard amongst a passenger list riddled with secrets, deception, and ulterior motives.

The prose is descriptive and light. The characters are multi-layered, intriguing, and secretive. And the plot is a well-paced, locked-door style whodunit full of red herrings, suspects, amateur sleuthing, deduction, danger and, of course, a touch of the unexpected.

Overall, Death on the Lusitania is the first book in the Patrick Gallagher series, and if you love historical mysteries, this one won’t disappoint. It’s an entertaining, cosy, satisfying debut by the writing duo of Graham, and I can only hope, even with the tragic loss of one half of this dynamic team, that there is still more to come.