The Silent Film Star Murders

Embarking on another transatlantic crossing in 1928, merry widow Lady Lucy Revelstoke welcomes new guests aboard the Victoriana, including Renata Harwood, star of the silver screen, and Stella Burke, her bitter protégée-turned-rival. Everyone expects these leading ladies to serve up delicious drama over dinner, but true tragedy strikes when a young woman goes missing. Has she been seduced by a cad? Are they hiding in second class, or has the poor girl thrown herself overboard? Then a crew member is brutally murdered, and questions arise about just who the intended victim may have been. Lucy and her pickpocket-turned-maid Elf set out to investigate intricate relationships and scandalous shared histories, determined to uncover if and how a theatrical rivalry can explode into sensational murder.

Called the “Queen of Comedy" by theToronto Sunand “Canadian literary heir to Donald Westlake” byEllery Queen Mystery Magazine, Melodie Campbell has over one hundred comedy credits, eighteen novels, and sixty short stories to her name, including The Merry Widow Murders cozy mystery series and The Goddaughter mob caper series. She is the winner of ten awards, including The Derringer (US) and the Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence. Campbell lives in Burlington, Ontario.

ISBN: 9781770867833
Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Publisher: Cormorant Books
Published: March 22, 2025