"Delightful characters, opulent and picturesque surroundings, the revival of
a long-ago shipboard romance, and ever-present wit make this prime reading and one of
the best titles in the series."Library Journal

"Matteson's sleuth Charlotte Graham is Miss Marple in furs and jewels.The story, which
sparkles with glamour, mixes romance and homicide effectively and thus is sure to satisfy
those who like their mysteries soft-edged rather than hard-boiled."Booklist

Classy septuagenarian Charlotte Graham, famous both as an actress and a sleuth, attends
a gala marking the 50th anniversary of the loss of the Normandie, which sunk after a
suspicious wartime fire in New York Harbor. When Charlotte, who won an Oscar for the 1939
film The Normandie Affair, is reunited with Eddie Norwood, the piano player she fell in
love with during her crossing on the doomed ship, she doesn't want the evening to end. But
when society jeweler Paul Feder is found stabbed to death, the gala's elite guest list becomes
a suspect list. There's fashion designer Marianne Montgomery, who was jealous of his attentions
to her daughter Dede. There's Lydia Collins, who had the second-oldest motive in the book. And
then there's Eddie, who confides to Charlotte that he has a plan to ferret out the Fifth Columnists
responsible for the Normandie's loss.