Death on the Lusitania: An Agatha Christie-Inspired WW1 Mystery on a Luxury Ocean Liner (Paperback) - R. L. Graham

An atmospheric and immersive Agatha Christie-style historical crime novel, retelling the sinking of the RMS Lusitania as it sailed from New York to Liverpool in 1915.

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The ship was doomed before it ever left port. His fate was sealed before he ever stepped on board. From R. L. Graham, Death on the Lusitania is an immersive WW1 historical novel set aboard the ill-fated ocean liner.

Welcome on board the Lusitania's final voyage . . .

New York, 1915. RMS Lusitania, one of the world's most luxurious ocean liners, departs for war-torn Europe. Among those on board is Patrick Gallagher, a civil servant in Her Majesty's government tasked with escorting a British diplomat back to England.

When a fellow passenger is believed to have shot himself in his cabin, Gallagher is asked by the captain to investigate the scene. But one crucial detail doesn't fit. The man's body was discovered in a locked cabin with the key inside and no gun to be found. Was it really suicide? Or murder?

Gallagher believes one of the passengers is a deadly killer - one who could strike again at any moment. And all the while, the ship sails on towards Europe, where enemy submarines patrol dark waters . . .

'Perfect for lovers of Agatha Christie' - Philip Gray, author of Two Storm Wood
'An enthralling locked-room mystery' - Chris Lloyd, author of Paris Requiem
'Totally absorbing' - Leonoa Nattrass, author of Blue Water

About the Author

R. L. Graham is a husband-and-wife team of historians and writers with a broad range of interests in many periods of history, including the belle epoque and the tumultuous years leading up to the First World War and the post-war re-ordering of the world.

They are very much drawn to the shadowy world of crime, espionage and political intrigue. They are particularly fascinated by historical mysteries: things which have happened but have no apparent explanation. Originally from Canada, they now live in a small village in Devon. Marilyn Livingstone, one half of R. L. Graham, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer while this book was being written. She passed away in September 2023.