This is a so-so mystery set on the fateful final voyage of the RMS Lusitania in 1915. A journalist and mystery writer is traveling under the assumed name of S.S. Van Dine, ostensibly to interview the famous and wealthy who are making the journey in spite of the warnings of the ship being a target for German submarines. In truth, he is investigating the rumor that the "Lucy" is carrying an illicit cargo of weapons bound for Great Britain. Van Dine ends up working with the ship's Pinkerton detective, Philomena Vance after the accidental discovery of German spies. When the spies are murdered the pair begin searching for a motive and the culprit. As mysteries go, this one is lukewarm at best. It also leaves one wondering if ocean liners of that era were all staffed by idiots.
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