K. K. Beck. Death in a Deckchair (1984)

     K. K. Beck. Death in a Deckchair (1984) A nice bit of fluff, in which narrator Iris Cooper helps unmask a killer on a luxury liner. A Balkan prince, political skulduggery, romance, and miscellaneous touches of period (1927) make for an undemanding and pleasant read. Plot is a bit muddled, but the clues are all there. Characters two dimensional, but clearly drawn, sketches. Beck tried her hand at other novels, and wrote at least one other Iris Cooper confection, but I’ve seen none of them. *½ (2007)