{"product_id":"murder-on-b-deck","title":"Vincent Starrett: Murder On \"B\" Deck [2026]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOriginally published in 1929, a Golden Age classic murder mystery set on a cruise ship - the perfect holiday read!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEveryone is a suspect. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a beautiful countess is found strangled in her cabin aboard the luxury liner \u003ci\u003eLatakia\u003c\/i\u003e, scientist, explorer, and former intelligence officer Walter Ghost tries to find the killer. He has a taste for puzzles and a habit of getting into trouble, but now he's trapped in a game he doesn't know if he can win.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnyone could be next.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConfined to the close quarters of 'B' deck, with a group of paranoid passengers, Walter must solve this one quickly - and find the killer before someone else gets scratched off the passenger list.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eMurder on \"B\" Deck:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Starrett makes the most of the setting and populates it with an array of potential suspects. This definitely merits being labelled \u003cb\u003ean American Mystery classic\u003c\/b\u003e' - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Starrett was a Holmes expert, and this first of three Walter Ghost novels, published in 1929, delivers a \u003cb\u003ethoroughly entertaining spin on the theme of a big-brained amateur sleuth\u003c\/b\u003e and his admiring sidekick' - \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Starrett, Vincent \u0026 Penzler, Otto","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":53426654740819,"sku":"9781804999486","price":13.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/starrett-vincent-penzler-otto-vincent-starrett-murder-on-b-deck-2026-9781804999486-1231561101.jpg?v=1775686483","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/murder-on-b-deck","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}