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'The period features are done with aplomb, the dialogue shines with Golden Age wit, and McPherson's heroine is warm and sharp as well as ingenious at solving the mysteries she is presented with.' (Scotland on Sunday on DANDY GILVER AND AN UNSUITABLE DAY FOR A MURDER )
'A subtle detonation of the cosy genre... an acute sense of period, sharp observation of the mores of the day (both above and below stairs), a nicely-judged infusion of humour and a winning heroine.' (Independent on DANDY GILVER AND THE PROPER TREATMENT OF BLOODSTAINS )
'Guaranteed to appeal to those who have never got over the death of Dorothy L Sayers . . . McPherson has an ear for mellifluous language ... The story bristles with clues, and the resolution.. is unguessable.' (Financial Times on DANDY GILVER AND THE PROPER TREATMENT OF BLOODSTAINS )
'Dan Brown meets Barbara Pym . . . Dandy is brisk, baffled, heroic, kindly, scandalised and - above all - very funny' (Guardian )
'A subtle detonation of the cosy genre... an acute sense of period, sharp observation of the mores of the day (both above and below stairs), a nicely-judged infusion of humour and a winning heroine.' (Independent on DANDY GILVER AND THE PROPER TREATMENT OF BLOODSTAINS )
'Guaranteed to appeal to those who have never got over the death of Dorothy L Sayers . . . McPherson has an ear for mellifluous language ... The story bristles with clues, and the resolution.. is unguessable.' (Financial Times on DANDY GILVER AND THE PROPER TREATMENT OF BLOODSTAINS )
'Dan Brown meets Barbara Pym . . . Dandy is brisk, baffled, heroic, kindly, scandalised and - above all - very funny' (Guardian )
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'The period features are done with aplomb, the dialogue shines with Golden Age wit, and McPherson's heroine is warm and sharp as well as ingenious at solving the mysteries she is presented with.' -- Scotland on Sunday on DANDY GILVER AND AN UNSUITABLE DAY FOR A MURDER 'A subtle detonation of the cosy genre... an acute sense of period, sharp observation of the mores of the day (both above and below stairs), a nicely-judged infusion of humour and a winning heroine.' -- Independent on DANDY GILVER AND THE PROPER TREATMENT OF BLOODSTAINS 20091203 'Guaranteed to appeal to those who have never got over the death of Dorothy L Sayers ... McPherson has an ear for mellifluous language ... The story bristles with clues, and the resolution. is unguessable.' -- Financial Times on DANDY GILVER AND THE PROPER TREATMENT OF BLOODSTAINS 20091203 'Dan Brown meets Barbara Pym ... Dandy is brisk, baffled, heroic, kindly, scandalised and - above all - very funny' -- Guardian 20091203
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Being a great fan of Dandy Gilver I grabbed this one as soon as it came out (in pbk!) However, this series began as being a little bit "odd" and it is getting "odder and odder" as the series progresses. The goings-on at the Dunfermline department store went from the staggering to the incredible and back again! Fascinating to see Dandy (briefly!) in handcuffs.
SPOILER ALERT
What this book really needed were TWO family Trees, or rather a Family Tree at the beginning and a Genealogical Table at the end ..... Phew!!!!
SPOILER ALERT
What this book really needed were TWO family Trees, or rather a Family Tree at the beginning and a Genealogical Table at the end ..... Phew!!!!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Readers who love a mystery set during the Art Deco Period really have to try this series by Catriona McPherson. The genteel aspects of the characters flood through and even though I'm reading the sixth title in the series without having read the previous hasn't left me feeling alienated.
The characters fit the times; they have various hooks that allow a modern reader to associate with them and perhaps best of all the dialogue has an authentic feel.
Add to this a wonderful amount of research that was obviously lovingly conducted, a great sense of pace and an author who knows how to divert the reader's attention with ease.
It's clearly a done and when you add the fact that there's no heavy info dump within makes this a title that will more than please many a reader who decides to take tea with the fascinating Dandy Gilver.
The characters fit the times; they have various hooks that allow a modern reader to associate with them and perhaps best of all the dialogue has an authentic feel.
Add to this a wonderful amount of research that was obviously lovingly conducted, a great sense of pace and an author who knows how to divert the reader's attention with ease.
It's clearly a done and when you add the fact that there's no heavy info dump within makes this a title that will more than please many a reader who decides to take tea with the fascinating Dandy Gilver.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I like other reviewers did not recoqnise Dandy in this book. I found it very heavy, gloomy and couldn't wait to finish reading the book so I could be rid of it! I hope that Ms Mcpherson's next book will be back to her much superior earlier works.
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disappointing
First I highly recommend all of the previous books in the Dandy Gilver series. As a result, I looked forward to this book. But like another reviewer, was very disappointed. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Carol A. O'Connor
A dark and dour Dandy
This complex book has none of the froth and fun of the previous Dandy Gilver novels. It is a much heavier read with a dour gloom hanging over the characters that wouldn't be out of... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Richard M. Marshall
"DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET"
One of the joy`s for me this Christmas was finding in my stocking the latest outing for Dandy Gilver. Read more
Published 17 months ago by james eves
what a disappointment!
It is hard to believe that this book was written by the same woman who created the wonderful Dandy Gilver, with her dour husband, her fearsome maid and her reliable 'Watson'. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mrs. Elizabeth E. Higgs
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