{"product_id":"lippmann-murder-takes-a-vacation-paperback","title":"Lippmann - Murder Takes a Vacation, paperback (Mrs. Blossom), different cover art","description":"\u003cp\u003e2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eAwards\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2026 \u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.fantasticfiction.com\/awards\/libby-book-awards\/libby-award-for-best-mystery\/2026.htm\"\u003eLibby Award for Best Mystery\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (nominee)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eMurder Takes a Vacation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e has all Laura Lippman's trademark razor-sharp insight and effortlessly absorbing writing, plus huge amounts of warmth and fun. Mrs. Blossom is a pure joy, and I'm already hoping for more.’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTana French\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHighly acclaimed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebestselling 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 case'''that only she can solve. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e ‘Best Beach Reads of Summer’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eOne of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e’s ‘Best Mysteries to Read This Summer’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eOne of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e's \"Books to Add to Your Summer Reading List\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eOne of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e's \"24 terrific books for the beach, cabin or lawn chair you’ll want to read this summer\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eOne of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e's Summer Books 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMrs. Blossom has a knack for blending into the background, which was an asset during her days assisting private investigator Tess Monaghan. But when she finds a winning lottery ticket in a parking lot, everything changes. She is determined to see the world that she sometimes feels is passing her by.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Mrs. Blossom booked her cruise through France on the MS \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSolitaire,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e she did not expect to meet Allan on her transatlantic flight. He is the first man who’s sparked something inside her since her beloved husband passed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe also didn’t expect Allan to be found, dead, twenty-four hours later in Paris, a city he wasn’t supposed to be in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow Mrs. Blossom doesn’t know who to trust on board the ship, especially when a mystifying man, Danny, keeps popping up around every corner, always present when things go awry. He is convinced that Allan was transporting a stolen piece of art, and Mrs. Blossom knows more than she lets on, regarding both the artifact and Allan’s death.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMrs. Blossom’s questions only increase as the cruise sails down the Seine. Why does it feel like she is being followed? Who was Allan, and why was he killed? Most alarmingly, why do these mysterious men keep flirting with her?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Friends of the Mill Valley Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52288120684775,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/3397\/3991\/files\/41136_7Zu2L._SL160.jpg?v=1783573761","url":"https:\/\/friendsmvl.org\/products\/lippmann-murder-takes-a-vacation-paperback","provider":"Friends of the Mill Valley Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}