Dead in the Water (Daisy Dalrymple Mystery)

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Through it all Daisy is trying to decide what Lucy's problem is. She declares herself unwilling to marry Gerald, but doesn't know why, doesn't want to face the furor a refusal will create, but can't face this huge wedding, is grateful that Gerald will "allow" her to keep up her photography business, but doesn't seem to want to put herself in his hands. No, actually. We have plenty, even if Geraldine changes her mind about leaving them entirely to my care.” Of course. Daisy, how did you find the twins’ nanny? I suppose I must start thinking about that sort of thing.” Cozy Case Files Volume 14 (By: Diane Kelly,Gigi Pandian,Ellie Alexander,Paige Shelton,Mindy Quigley,Korina Moss) Not quite that bad, though I think there’s more to come. Three inches is a lot for London in March, and of course we have more up in Hampstead. It’s beautiful, but messy. Your note sounded urgent, darling. What’s up? Are you ill? You’re never ill.”

His latest exploit is getting himself cited in a breach of promise case. Not easy-come, easy-go Chelsea studio people, either, though I gather he frequents their company as well as the smart set. You remember the free-and-easy lot we used to know when we lived there.”Of course, Daisy is Lucy's matron of honor and in the house from the first murder. Lucy's grandfather, the old earl, phones the local gentry constable and asks him to request Alec. And so, rather than a country weekend celebrating a wedding, Daisy and Alec are hot on the trail of a slippery murderer - or is it a conspiracy? But again, with so many relatives who live at the mansion or are present for the wedding... virtually no one liked Lady Eva and everyone knew that she knew their secrets... well, the whole thing is quite puzzling. And the fact that while Alec, Sgt Tring, and Ernie Piper are present investigating Lady Eva's murder, another murder and an attempted take place is almost too much. In the tangle of people, alibis, motives, and general family quarrels, Daisy finally comes upon a thought that might just help them solve the murder: what if Lady Eva wasn't the intended victim? As for unconventional, you’re a fine one to talk! Who signed up as a Land Girl when she could have found a nice, comfortable job in a ministry?” And then set up as a photographer in a Chelsea studio instead of immersing herself in the fashionable world. And refused to stop working when she married.” Lucy laughed. “Not to my knowledge. I daresay the children would enjoy a visit and you’ve never worried about consorting with hoi polloi.”

So confusing! Not much chance to figure this one out ahead of time, which almost puts this book in the "author cheat" category. (By that, I mean the author makes it impossible for the readers to figure it out on their own by withholding vital information until the last minute, so that their detective can resolve the case.) Still, she isn’t too proud to trade on her family name to help ensure at least a moderate amount of success >>> as she does in the first book in the series, Death at Wentwater Court, where she uses her family name to arrange an opportunity to begin a series of articles on country manor houses, beginning with a Christmas visit to Wentwater. The Cornish Mystery series comprises of 3 intriguing novels published between the years 2009 and 2012. The first novel of the series was titled ‘Manna from Hades’. The novel was published by the Minotaur Books in the year 2009. The plot of the novel introduces the central characters and the setting of the novel. The opening sequence of the novel shows the main protagonist, Eleanor Trewynn as a widow. She has been living in the fictional town of Port Mabyn for many years as a widow. Port Mabyn is a small village in Cornwall, England, where people are mostly busy with fishing. Before the death of her husband, Eleanor had traveled to the exotic parts of the world along with her husband. In Port Mabyn, she is retired and owns a local charity shop. She has a niece called Megan Pencarrow, who is a Detective Sargent and has been transferred to a nearby place. Megan has been appointed to work with a Detective Inspector, who does not believe in the idea of approving women for working in the police force. Also, he does not have healthy relations with Megan’s aunt Eleanor, as he thinks that she is kind of a thorn in his peaceful life. Soon, Eleanor and the vicar’s wife discover a dead body at the end of a hectic day of collecting donations. The dead body appeared to be of a young man with long hairs and a scruffy-looking face. The dead body of the youth is found hidden in the storeroom of the local charity shop run by Eleanor. Also, Eleanor discovers that some of the donated jewelry, that was expected to be fake and cheap, was actually real and very expensive. The jewelry was a part of a violent robbery that had taken place in London. The matters become even worse when it is found out that the dead body of the youth in the storeroom of the charity shop did not belong the group of the robbers. They novel keeps taking t=interesting turns filled with double cross, daring theft and the attempts of Eleanor in trying to bring out the truth and clearing her name from the crime that she had not committed. Eleanor decides to do the investigations on her own. She is required to find out the identity of the dead person along with the one who killed him and hid him in the storeroom of her charity shop. This time I’ll be discussing a delightful period piece mystery series set in England during the 1920s, the Daisy Dalrymple Mystery Series by Carola Dunn. Daisy Dalrymple is a young upper-class woman who could be living in her family’s estate supported by relatives. Instead she works for a living, as a journalist >>> at least partially because she doesn’t want to be taking money from said relatives. Cozy Case Files Volume 7 (By: Donna Andrews,Diane Kelly,Ellen Crosby,Ellie Alexander,Vivien Chien,Ashley Weaver,Mindy Quigley)Thanks, but no thanks! Be honest, darling, weren’t you the least little bit put out at suddenly finding yourself with a horde of negro cousins?” Oh dear!” Daisy had to suppress a giggle. “How very Lucy. Take it away, please, Galloway, and bring tea. I suppose tea is all right?” While the overall story and mystery were good, there were just too many characters and too many possibilities in this book. While Alec and his crew take a lot of grief over how long it takes them to sort it all through, they accomplished quite a lot in a very little amount of time. Unfortunately, until Daisy's brainstorm, they're unable to narrow the suspects down past six!