October 21, 2025
Genre:
Cozy Mysteries, Mysteries
Length:
304 pages
Series:
Lady Traveler in Egypt
Book description courtesy of Goodreads
Luxury, lies, and murder on a Nile cruise....
Join Blix Windway, an adventurous lady traveler, on a journey down the Nile in 1924. An eclectic mix of passengers boards the steamer, including a captain of industry, a former stunt-girl reporter turned lady of the manor, an archaeologist, an American teacher, a British doctor and his invalid wife, and a German photographer.
When a passenger is found dead, the elegant cruise turns into a floating crime scene. With everyone confined on board, tensions rise and secrets surface. Even her traveling companion, Hildy Honeyworth, is behaving as if she has something to hide. Blix must navigate the treacherous waters of the investigation and uncover the truth.
Set against the stunning backdrop of the Nile River and the ancient wonders of Egypt, this classic whodunit is the second book in the 1920s Lady Traveler in Egypt series from USA Today bestselling author Sara Rosett.
Join Blix Windway, an adventurous lady traveler, on a journey down the Nile in 1924. An eclectic mix of passengers boards the steamer, including a captain of industry, a former stunt-girl reporter turned lady of the manor, an archaeologist, an American teacher, a British doctor and his invalid wife, and a German photographer.
When a passenger is found dead, the elegant cruise turns into a floating crime scene. With everyone confined on board, tensions rise and secrets surface. Even her traveling companion, Hildy Honeyworth, is behaving as if she has something to hide. Blix must navigate the treacherous waters of the investigation and uncover the truth.
Set against the stunning backdrop of the Nile River and the ancient wonders of Egypt, this classic whodunit is the second book in the 1920s Lady Traveler in Egypt series from USA Today bestselling author Sara Rosett.
My Thoughts
While I know cozy mysteries are not written for historical purposes per se I still get excited about them when they are set in fun times and locations. The pyramids are always fun so this series is one I've wanted to read and keep up with. And while it was still cozy and cute, this book lacked in details that made the setting feel real. The same characters are there and I enjoy them, the mystery was fun but the "Egypt", "Nile" feel not so much. It started out promising and the passengers on the cruise do take a sight seeing tour in the beginning to some pyramids but that only lasts one chapter and is very cursory. After that the book could pretty much take place in a hotel or on a regular cruise ship. The author added some tidbits from fictional gossip articles at the beginning of each chapter, mentioning the location but it just wasn't much.
I thought the story was nice and had some red herrings that kept me guessing. When we got to the end and found out who the killer was it was clever and surprising. The way the murders were committed was not easily discovered so that meant reading it carefully was necessary. I think the story was crafted more around the crime and interview style solution than the location. In order to call it "Lady Traveler in Egypt" it's going to have to include more places, activities, and descriptions to draw me in.
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