Book Review: An aging widow’s European river cruise turns deadly in 'Murder Takes a Vacation'

Book Review: An aging widow’s European river cruise turns deadly in ‘Murder Takes a Vacation’

Muriel Blossom began her fictional career as a minor character in 2008, serving as an assistant to private detective Tess Monaghan, the protagonist in twelve of Laura Lippman’s fine crime novels.

Book Review: An aging widow's European river cruise turns deadly in ...

Book Review: An aging widow’s European river cruise turns deadly in 'Murder Takes a Vacation'

After finding a winning lottery ticket in a parking lot, an aging widow flies to Europe for a river cruise on the Seine. There, she receives a surprising amount of attention from younger men. Eventually she realizes she is being…

Widow’s Long-Awaited European Vacation Becomes Murderous, Madcap Romp

In bestselling author Laura Lippman’s Murder Takes a Vacation, Muriel Blossom, a long-widowed woman in her late 60s, has lived her life for others — her deceased husband Horace, her daughter and her grandchildren. After dedicating 10 years to helping raise her daughter’s family in Arizona, they have moved to... The post Widow’s Long-Awaited European Vacation Becomes Murderous, Madcap Romp first appeared on BookTrib..

5-STAR REVIEW: MURDER TAKES A VACATION by Laura Lippman REVIEWER'S CHOICE! 🏆

Publication Date: June 17, 2025 Highly acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman returns with an irresistible mystery featuring Muriel Blossom, a former private investigator and middle-aged widow whose vacation on a Parisian river cruise turns into a deadly international mystery…that only she can solve.  Mrs. Blossom has a knack for blending into the background, which was an asset during her days assisting private investigator Te…