Murder on the Minnesota

Conrad Allen. Minotaur Books, $24.95 (295pp) ISBN 978-0-312-28092-5

Shipboard sleuths George Porter Dillman and Genevieve Masefield return in Conrad Allen's (Murder on the Mauretania) latest endeavor, Murder on the Minnesota. Set in the early 20th century, the tale embroils the handsome PI couple in an investigation into the death of a fellow passenger an Anglican missionary on the ship's journey to the Far East; well-drawn characters and precise historical details add to its appeal.

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