Murder Takes a Vacation

In Murder Takes a Vacation, we join Muriel Blossom, the 68 year old American widower and grandmother on her first trip out of the US, to have a French river cruise on the Seine after finding a rogue lottery ticket and winning big.

She is introduced to handsome stranger, Allan, who helps her deal with flights and starts her holiday with a little bit of romance.

We later find that Mrs Blossom has inadvertently placed herself in the middle of an international art theft plot, and maybe her friends aren’t as trustworthy as her good nature is tinting her view of them.

I liked this book, as it was a broad side step from the other books about older folks solving crime, focusing on the loss of loved ones, the loss of identity we can sometimes feel whilst travelling to a new place, and the solidity of life long friendships.

I hope we see more of Mrs Blossom in the future, even just to see she gets the happiness I firmly believe she is owed!