
Murder on the Midnight Star
Ada Moncrieff(Author)
Vintage (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 22. October 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-5299-9569-5 (ISBN)
Description
*A perfect cozy mystery to curl up with this Christmas*
A luxury party sets sail on New Year's Day. But festivities will take a deadly turn...
New Year's Day 1938. The luxurious ocean liner The Midnight Star is partway through its voyage from London to New York. On board, an elite group of passengers - including Daphne King - have been invited by the enigmatic philanthropist Augustus Bellamy. Once a celebrated archaeologist, Bellamy now curates not only rare artefacts but also extraordinary individuals. Accompanying him to New York are the creme de la creme of the political, artistic and business worlds.
But festivities take a dark turn when one of Bellamy's guests is murdered, found dead not in his own cabin, but in Bellamy's, and stabbed with a precious dagger. Once more, Daphne finds herself in the role of investigator, and just when she thinks she may have pieced together some vital clues ... Augustus Bellamy himself falls overboard and dies.
Are the two murders connected or is Daphne on the trail of two separate killers? And can she solve both cases before they arrive in New York?
Readers LOVE Ada Moncrieff:
'I didn't want to put down or stop reading it. I highly recommend'
'As a fan of cosy crime, there is nothing better than snuggling up with a festive offering like this'
'An excellent book... so evocative of the era'
'A real cozy crime which rattles along with great characters'
A luxury party sets sail on New Year's Day. But festivities will take a deadly turn...
New Year's Day 1938. The luxurious ocean liner The Midnight Star is partway through its voyage from London to New York. On board, an elite group of passengers - including Daphne King - have been invited by the enigmatic philanthropist Augustus Bellamy. Once a celebrated archaeologist, Bellamy now curates not only rare artefacts but also extraordinary individuals. Accompanying him to New York are the creme de la creme of the political, artistic and business worlds.
But festivities take a dark turn when one of Bellamy's guests is murdered, found dead not in his own cabin, but in Bellamy's, and stabbed with a precious dagger. Once more, Daphne finds herself in the role of investigator, and just when she thinks she may have pieced together some vital clues ... Augustus Bellamy himself falls overboard and dies.
Are the two murders connected or is Daphne on the trail of two separate killers? And can she solve both cases before they arrive in New York?
Readers LOVE Ada Moncrieff:
'I didn't want to put down or stop reading it. I highly recommend'
'As a fan of cosy crime, there is nothing better than snuggling up with a festive offering like this'
'An excellent book... so evocative of the era'
'A real cozy crime which rattles along with great characters'
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Vintage Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
200 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5299-9569-5 (9781529995695)
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Person
Ada Moncrieff is the author of Murder Most Festive, Murder at the Theatre Royale and Murder at Maybridge Castle. She lives and works in London.