Murder on the Midnight Star

Ada Moncrieff

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 crème de la crème 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 Ne

Author(s): Moncrieff, Ada
Binding: Paperback
Date of Publication: 22/10/2026
Pagination: 288 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Vintage
Published By: Random House
Book Classification: Crime & mystery: cosy mystery|Crime & mystery: women sleuths|Crime & mystery: women sleuths|Crime & mystery: women sleuths|Historical mysteries
Dimensions: 214 x 129 x 21
Weight: 224
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781529995695