Murder Takes a Vacation: A Novel [Hardcover]

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

“Murder Takes a Vacationhas all Laura Lippman's trademark razor-sharp insight and effortlessly absorbing writing, plus huge amounts of warmth and fun. Mrs. Blossom is a pure joy, and I'm already hoping for more.”–Tana French

Highly acclaimedNew York Timesbestselling author Laura Lippman returns with an irresistible mystery featuring Muriel Blossom, a former private investigator and middle-aged widow whose vacation on a Parisian river cruise turns into a deadly international case…that only she can solve.

ANew York Times“Best Beach Reads of Summer”

One ofWashington Post’s “Best Mysteries to Read This Summer”

One ofBoston Globe's "Books to Add to Your Summer Reading List"

One ofMinneapolis Star Tribune's "24 terrific books for the beach, cabin or lawn chair you’ll want to read this summer"

One ofChicago Tribune's Summer Books 2025

Mrs. Blossom has a knack for blending into the background, which was an asset during her days assisting private investigator Tess Monaghan. But when she finds a winning lottery ticket in a parking lot, everything changes. She is determined to see the world that she sometimes feels is passing her by.

When Mrs. Blossom booked her cruise through France on the MSSolitaire,she did not expect to meet Allan on her transatlantic flight. He is the first man who’s sparked something inside her since her beloved husband passed.

She also didn’t expect Allan to be found, dead, twenty-four hours later in Paris, a city he wasn’t supposed to be in.

Now Mrs. Blossom doesn’t know who to trust on board the ship, especially when a mystifying man, Danny, keeps popping up around every corner, always present when things go awry. He is convinced that Allan was transplS«