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The critic praised it as a clever mystery that resurrects Tess Monaghan, showing how the protagonist's vacation becomes a deadly getaway.
It would be easy to underestimate Death Takes a Vacation, to assume it's just a Miss Marpletype romp. Laura Lipman's latest novel resurrects a character from her beloved Tess Monaghan series; Death Ta...
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The critic praised it as a clever mystery that resurrects Tess Monaghan, showing how the protagonist's vacation becomes a deadly getaway.
It would be easy to underestimate Death Takes a Vacation, to assume it's just a Miss Marpletype romp. Laura Lipman's latest novel resurrects a character from her beloved Tess Monaghan series; Death Takes a Vacation stars Tess's former assistant Muriel Blossom, who wins the lottery and embarks on a river cruise that turns into a deadly getaway.