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Five Passengers from Lisbon (Scarlet Dagger Crime)

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PLOT:

Fleeing Europe just as WWII ends, a group of people board a Portuguese steamer headed to Buenos Aires. During a violent storm the 5 passengers and three of the crew abandon ship and wind up in a lifeboat on the open Atlantic. After rescue by an American hospital ship headed for America, it is discovered that one of the 8 survivors is dead, and not by natural causes. Once on board the USHS Magnolia, another of the group is murdered and it appears that others of the 6 left are being targeted, too.

Review:

An okay example of the golden age mystery, interesting because it is set aboard a hospital ship underway, not an often used setting. The writing is fluid and easy to read. The puzzle is fairly presented, although the love-angle was a little too pat, and tended to give away some of what was coming. The solution also proved a little convoluted and depended on a coincidence that was sort of a stretch.