{"product_id":"9781804999486","title":"PRE-ORDER NOW Murder On \"B\" Deck by Otto Penzler","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 14\/05\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published in 1929, a Golden Age classic murder mystery set on a cruise ship - the perfect holiday read!Everyone is a suspect. When a beautiful countess is found strangled in her cabin aboard the luxury liner Latakia, 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.   Anyone could be next.   Confined 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.   Praise for Murder on \"B\" Deck:`Starrett makes the most of the setting and populates it with an array of potential suspects. This definitely merits being labelled an American Mystery classic' - Publishers Weekly `Starrett was a Holmes expert, and this first of three Walter Ghost novels, published in 1929, delivers a thoroughly entertaining spin on the theme of a big-brained amateur sleuth and his admiring sidekick' - Booklist \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56369227366773,"sku":"9781804999486","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781804999486.jpg?v=1764612101","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781804999486","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}