Mistletoe and Murder: A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery
Dec 2002 · Daisy Dalrymple Mysteries Book 11 · Sold by Minotaur Books
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In December 1923, the formidable Dowager Viscountess Dalrymple has decided that for Christmas the family will all gather at Brockdene in Cornwall at the invitation of Lord Westmoor. Her daughter - Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher - is something less than pleased but yields to the demands of her mother, especially as she'll be there just before the holidays working on another article for Town and Country about the estate itself.
But the family gathering quickly goes awry. Brockdene, it seems, is only occupied by the Norvilles - poor relations of Lord Westmoor - and Westmoor himself won't be joining them. So Daisy, her husband Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher of Scotland Yard, and their family must spend their Christmas holiday trapped in an ancestral estate with a rich history of lore, ghost stories, rumors of hidden treasure and secret passageways with a family seething with resentments, grudges and a faintly scandalous history.
The veneer of civility that pervades the halls of Brockdene, however, begins to wear thin when long-held family secrets threaten to bubble over, and one of the Christmas guests if found savagely murdered. With few clues as to who committed the murder and with too many motives as to why, it is once again up to Daisy to sort out the truth that lies beneath a generation of poisonous secrets.
But the family gathering quickly goes awry. Brockdene, it seems, is only occupied by the Norvilles - poor relations of Lord Westmoor - and Westmoor himself won't be joining them. So Daisy, her husband Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher of Scotland Yard, and their family must spend their Christmas holiday trapped in an ancestral estate with a rich history of lore, ghost stories, rumors of hidden treasure and secret passageways with a family seething with resentments, grudges and a faintly scandalous history.
The veneer of civility that pervades the halls of Brockdene, however, begins to wear thin when long-held family secrets threaten to bubble over, and one of the Christmas guests if found savagely murdered. With few clues as to who committed the murder and with too many motives as to why, it is once again up to Daisy to sort out the truth that lies beneath a generation of poisonous secrets.
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Janice Tangen
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April 10, 2021
1920s, historical-research, historical-novel, law-enforcement, murder, murder-investigation, situational-humor, verbal-humor, England, family, family-dynamics, friendship***** Daisy (and Alec and his daughter) get coerced by Daisy's mother into spending Christmas at a relative's country home. But he doesn't even reside there anymore and the poor relations who do are befuddled by the influx of people. Said residents are also certifiably weird (some are classic spoof material). But then there's the murder and all the sleuthing. Laugh reality away with this fun addition to a spiffing series! Lucy Rayner is a wonderful narrator with a full range of character interpretations that really make the story even better!
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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