Meurtre à bord de l'Olympic

A Traveler’s Tale of Murder #1

by Jennifer S. Alderson

Glamour, courage et meurtre en mer

Evelyn Cartwright, une écrivaine de voyage américaine prometteuse, est prête pour l'aventure de sa vie lorsqu'elle monte à bord du somptueux RMS Olympic avec sa bonne amie, Grace DeBois, star du cinéma muet.

Mandatée par un magazine new-yorkais pour écrire sur ses voyages européens, Evelyn ne s'attend à rien de moins qu'un périple glamour et inspirant. Mais lorsqu'un autre journaliste est retrouvé mort — poignardé avec l'aiguille à tricoter de Grace — le voyage de rêve d'Evelyn se transforme rapidement en cauchemar. Le capitaine du navire étant déjà convaincu que Grace est la coupable, Evelyn n'a d'autre choix que de passer à l'action pour disculper son amie.

En approfondissant son enquête, Evelyn se retrouve à naviguer dans les eaux troubles des secrets de la haute société, des motivations enchevêtrées et des passagers qui ont quelque chose à cacher. Tandis que l'Olympic glisse sur l'Atlantique, les enjeux deviennent plus importants, et Evelyn doit naviguer en eaux dangereuses pour arrêter un tueur avant qu'il ne frappe à nouveau.

302 pages, Paperback

Published August 28, 2025

About the author

Hi! I am an American expat currently living in Amsterdam. After traveling extensively around Asia, Oceania, and Central America, I moved to Darwin, Australia, before finally settling in the Netherlands. When not writing, you can find me in a museum, biking around Amsterdam, or enjoying a coffee along the canal while planning my next research trip.

My love of travel, art, and culture inspires my award-winning Zelda Richardson Art Mystery series, Travel Can Be Murder Cozy Mysteries, and Carmen De Luca Art Sleuth Mysteries.

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Reviews

[Lori Parrish · Rating 5 out of 5]

So very good!! I enjoyed every minute of it!!
I was I felt like that I got to know the Olympic so much better!!.
Evelyn and Grace cracked me up sometimes. I already knew Grace didn't do it.
At first I didn't like Hardy. But eventually I did learn to like him.
This was an awesome adventure. The Rms Olympic is a special ship in my opinion and my favorite!
The author has done well with this novel. I cant wait to read the next book.
This is my favorite book already lol!!
5 stars from me. I highly recommend it!
My thanks for a copy of this book. I was NOT required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine.

[Elizabeth Lloyd · Rating 4 out of 5]

This new series introduces an independent young American travel journalist in the 192os who can’t help becoming involved in murder mysteries. In this novel Evelyn is travelling with her friend Grace, a silent movie star now giving up films for marriage to a European aristocrat. There are many characters on board the luxury liner so plenty of suspects when an unpleasant man is murdered but circumstances frame Grace so Evelyn must assist Detective Hardy in his investigation in order to prove her friend’s innocence. The complex plot kept me engaged and I enjoyed Evelyn’s development of a working relationship with the detective. Her time in London in the next volume looks very promising.

[Alana Fulton · Rating 4 out of 5]

An enjoyable read

The story was interesting. It takes a while to get to the murder, about halfway through the story. The author did keep me guessing about who the murderer was, but it was one of three I had as sighted in on. There was a bit of repetitive phrasing and the tenses changed on occasion, which kind of drives me crazy, but overall I enjoyed the book.

[Elaine Dickinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Murder in the high seas

Mystery,murder,theft,fraud - it's all there on board the Olympic ocean liner.
This mystery has a large cast of interesting characters all of whom have their own secrets, but who did it?
An enjoyable read.

[Lara Ottavi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un cosy mystery gradevole, che ci porta negli anni '20 del XX secolo, su una delle navi gemelle del Titanic. Diversi i dettagli storici interessanti ma a tratti il libro fatica a scorrere e la trama sembra arrotolarsi su se stessa. Comunque un modo piacevole per qualche ora di distrazione

[Daniela · Rating 1 out of 5]

Banale e sciatto. Ho fatto fatica a finirlo. Errori nella traduzione, vogliamo spendere due soldi per una rilettura coerente del testo?