Fall of a Philanderer: A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery
Sep 2005 · Daisy Dalrymple Mysteries Book 14 · Sold by Minotaur Books
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In the summer of 1924, the Honourable Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher is off on a summer holiday by the sea with her step-daughter Belinda and Belinda's chum Deva, and her husband, Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher of Scotland Yard. Currently three months pregnant, Daisy is anticipating a relaxing, non-dramatic holiday.
But Daisy doesn't have that kind of luck. It seems that a local low-rent Don Juan has been busily seducing the local womanfolk and, in a town this small, no secret is kept for long. A fact that is amply illustrated when the Fletcher's simple picnic is interrupted by the discovery of a broken body at the foot of the cliff--that of the philandering local innkeeper of bad memory.
Like Jacqueline Winspear's much praised novels about Maisy Dobbs, Carola Dunn vividly evokes the life and times of 1920's England wrapped in a classic mystery to delight her many fans.
But Daisy doesn't have that kind of luck. It seems that a local low-rent Don Juan has been busily seducing the local womanfolk and, in a town this small, no secret is kept for long. A fact that is amply illustrated when the Fletcher's simple picnic is interrupted by the discovery of a broken body at the foot of the cliff--that of the philandering local innkeeper of bad memory.
Like Jacqueline Winspear's much praised novels about Maisy Dobbs, Carola Dunn vividly evokes the life and times of 1920's England wrapped in a classic mystery to delight her many fans.
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Janice Tangen
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April 17, 2021
1920s, England, situational-humor, verbal-humor, village, family, relationship-issues, historical-novel, historical-research, law-enforcement, murder, murder-investigation, vacation***** In an unusual reversal, DCI Alec is the one to find the body! Poor Alec, all he wanted was a short seaside vacation with his wife, daughter, and daughter's friend. Instead he got saddled with a murder investigation and an unpleasant local DI. Good story and Bernadette Dunne is marvelous as narrator.
About the author
Carola Dunn is the author of numerous historical novels as well as ten previous mysteries featuring Daisy Dalrymple. Born and raised in England, she now lives in Eugene, Oregon.
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