A First Class Murder

In 1938, people traveled between Europe and America on luxury liners. Those in First Class were pampered endlessly across the Atlantic, and this is the lot of America's First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, as she sails home on the French liner, Normandie. But it's not going to be a peaceful voyage. Someone murders the Russian Ambassador. Potential assassins seem to be everywhere until Eleanor, with the aid of young John F. Kennedy, son of America's Ambassador to Great Britain, unravels a maze of deceit and danger to trap the killer. As in other Eleanor Roosevelt mysteries, the First Lady solves the murder with grace and brilliance. Along the way, we meet a covey of famous people and get a look at real luxury in travel. The book may be out of print, but it is worth the search for a copy.