November 1907. George Dillman and Genevieve Masefield sail from
Liverpool to New York on the maiden voyage of the luxurious Mauretania.
Employed by the Cunard Line again as private detectives, they pose as
passengers on what proves to be a very eventful crossing.
Dillman is instrumental in rescuing a crew member from being washed
overboard in severe weather, but he is unable to save one of the
first-class passengers from the same fate. At first, it looks like a
case of death by misadventure, but is the presence of a record shipment
of gold bullion on board just too great a coincidence? Dillman and
Genevieve must fathom the motive for murder before it is too late.
At the time of her launch, the Mauretania was the largest moving
structure ever built. She would later serve as a WWI hospital and troop
ship. After returning to civilian service, Mauretania was retired and
scrapped in the mid-1930s.
Previously published under the name Conrad Allen, the Ocean Liner series
is relaunched for a new generation of readers.