A luxurious ocean liner becomes a terrible floating prison where passengers begin to die one after another… and escaping from the killer is impossible.
NORMALITY IS OVERRATED. ORIGINALITY IS UNFORGETTABLE.
Audrey Rose Wadsworth and her crime-investigating partner Thomas Cresswell travel across the Atlantic aboard the luxurious steamer “Etruria.” A special entertainment for first-class passengers is the troupe of circus performers, fortune-tellers, and a very charismatic young illusionist.
But how are the brutal murders of highborn young ladies onboard connected to them? One thing is clear: the killer must be identified before the “Etruria” arrives at the destination port.
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Audrey Rose Wadsworth and Thomas Cresswell have arrived in America—so unlike aristocratic London. But, just like London, Chicago has its own dark secrets: at the World’s Fair, the lovers learn about missing people and unsolved crimes. Trying to help, Audrey Rose and Thomas begin their own investigation and come up against a serial killer unlike any they’ve ever met.
But figuring out who it is is only half the job—catching them without losing yourself in the famous “Murder Castle,” built specifically for the sophisticated killing of victims is far more difficult.
Will Audrey Rose and Thomas be able to bring this case to an end, keeping both their lives and their love intact? Or will luck abandon them when their most unscrupulous opponent delivers the final, deadly blow?