Murder Under the Palms
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Publisher Description
Among the senior citizens of Palm Beach, legendary Oscar-winning actress Charlotte Graham finds love, murder, and a delightful cozy mystery
After fifty years on stage and screen, Hollywood icon Charlotte Graham has gone south for the winter. In the glamorous confines of Palm Beach, Charlotte sips rum cocktails, reunites with friends, and rekindles the flame with a former lover. Eddie Norwood was a legendary conductor of the big-band era, and the man who stole Charlotte’s heart aboard the SS Normandie, a fabulously opulent ocean liner that was sabotaged in 1942. Charlotte and Eddie reconnect at a party to honor the memory of the Normandie, and the old sparks are just beginning to fly when their reunion is interrupted by murder.
A jewelry designer has been found dead on the beach, and only Charlotte has the poise, wit, and old Hollywood charm necessary to find the killer—and perhaps a little love along the way.
Fans of Conrad Allen’s nautical mysteries will be enchanted by Stefanie Matteson’s ability to recreate the glory days of the old ocean liners. Whether sipping champagne or investigating a murder, Charlotte Graham proves that true glamour stands the test of time.
Murder Under the Palms is the 8th book in the Charlotte Graham Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In her intriguing eighth appearance (after Murder Among the Angels), septuagenarian stage and screen icon Charlotte Graham visits Palm Beach, where she travels down memory lane and stumbles over a murder with roots in the past. Visiting her old friend, Connie Smith, New Yorker Charlotte is caught up in the town's social whirl, including an evening on the luxury liner Normandie at which the Art Deco jewelry designs of Paul Feder and Connie's daughter, Marianne Montgomery, are to be introduced. Having had a memorable pre-WWII shipboard fling with the Normandie's piano player, Eddie Norwood, Charlotte eagerly anticipates the evening, even more so after learning that Eddie is also on the guest list. But the grand reunion is interrupted when Paul's murdered body is found on the beach during the gala and Marianne becomes the chief suspect. When Connie asks her to clear Marianne, Charlotte enlists Eddie's help. Their investigation suggests that Paul's death may be tied to the long-past burning of the Normandie in New York harbor two months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. To solve today's crime, Charlotte and Eddie must unravel the details of the ship's history and trace the paths of Nazi sympathizers in America. Charlotte, swept off her feet by Palm Beach and her old lover, is as acute and enchanting as ever in this intricate, deftly worked mystery.
