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'McPherson's books are always strong on period detail, with nifty sleight-of-hand plotting and plenty of interesting secondary characters, but it's Dandy herself who makes them shine: witty, briskly humane and quietly subversive, she is a continuing delight.' (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 )
'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 on the Dandy Gilver series )
'McPherson is on to a winner... The period detail is accomplished and convincing, the crime is neatly convoluted and McPherson's prose bristles with clever asides under a lucid surface... I can't wait for her next adventure.' (Scotland on Sunday on AFTER THE ARMISTICE BALL )
'Delightful' (Herald on THE WINTER GROUND )
'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 )
'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 on the Dandy Gilver series )
'McPherson is on to a winner... The period detail is accomplished and convincing, the crime is neatly convoluted and McPherson's prose bristles with clever asides under a lucid surface... I can't wait for her next adventure.' (Scotland on Sunday on AFTER THE ARMISTICE BALL )
'Delightful' (Herald on THE WINTER GROUND )
'Dandy Gilver is an enthralling heroine; part Dorothy Parker, part Miss Marple, utterly engaging. [Catriona] can send chills up your spine and provoke a fit of the giggles in the space of a few short pages. Absolutely wonderful'
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1st May 1926 - Dear Alec,
Just when those who should be working are all downing tools for this wretched strike (and I still can't believe it - I mean to say: riots, Alec - in Edinburgh of all places) guess who is setting her virgin shoulder to its very first wheel?
I am dressed in serge and sensible footwear, sleeping in an iron bed and dining off pickled tongue at six o'clock each day. I am, in short, that nice young Mrs Balfour's new maid. But don't worry, Alec dear: things haven't got as bad as all that. It's just that that nice young Mr Balfour is going to kill his wife. At least, she thinks so, and the more I hear about him from butler, cook and bootboy the more I'm inclined to agree.
So I'm undercover, in disguise, bent upon foiling. And jolly hard work it is too - tomorrow is my half-day free if you'd care take me out for a restorative bun. (Every maid needs a beau to buy buns for her.)
Yours,
Dandy xx
p.s. Ask for Miss Rossiter: below stairs I am she. (20091203)
Just when those who should be working are all downing tools for this wretched strike (and I still can't believe it - I mean to say: riots, Alec - in Edinburgh of all places) guess who is setting her virgin shoulder to its very first wheel?
I am dressed in serge and sensible footwear, sleeping in an iron bed and dining off pickled tongue at six o'clock each day. I am, in short, that nice young Mrs Balfour's new maid. But don't worry, Alec dear: things haven't got as bad as all that. It's just that that nice young Mr Balfour is going to kill his wife. At least, she thinks so, and the more I hear about him from butler, cook and bootboy the more I'm inclined to agree.
So I'm undercover, in disguise, bent upon foiling. And jolly hard work it is too - tomorrow is my half-day free if you'd care take me out for a restorative bun. (Every maid needs a beau to buy buns for her.)
Yours,
Dandy xx
p.s. Ask for Miss Rossiter: below stairs I am she. (20091203)
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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I have been a huge fan of Dandy since the beginning and the latest is well on form.A perfect read for the recent chilly weather. Catriona McPherson's attention to period detail is as always superb, you learn things from these books as well as being vastly entertained.The sympathetic portrayal of the 1926 General Strike was very moving, dare I hope that Dandy is being radicalised?.Red Rosa,Nottingham
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This is my first Dandy Gilver but not my last.I really enjoy this who done it, that had me guessing to the very end.Set against the back drop of the general strike in the 1920`s,Catriona McPerson has used her impeccaable research of the period detail in the world of below stairs.A great read in these cold evening`s and i can not wait to find the rest of the Dandy Gilver adventures
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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If only Ms McPherson could write these terrific books as quickly as I read them! Dandy Gilver is just wonderful - a witty and capable woman who you would really like know. The backdrop of the general strike is well researched and very well described, The author captures the mood of the 1920's so well and is generally delightful
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A whodunnit set in 1920s Edinburgh. The heroine goes 'undercover' as a servant to discover what is going on. Interesting historical detail without being overwhelming. Read more
Published 13 months ago by E. Potter
Now that I've read one - - - I need to get them all.
When Dandelion Dahlia Leston Gilver (Dandy to her friends and family) gets a letter from a woman stating that she knows her husband is going to kill her the only way Dandy can talk... Read more
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