- Mass Market Paperback: 254 pages
- Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation; Reprint edition (July 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0758201699
- ISBN-13: 978-0758201690
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 10.7 x 1.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 523,255 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Life - and death - on the ocean wave,
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This review is from: To Davy Jones Below (Daisy Dalrymple Mystery 9) (Kindle Edition)
Newly married, Daisy Dalrymple and Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher, embark on a sea voyage to New York. Accompanying them are Mr Arbuckle and his daughter, Gloria who is married to Daisy's childhood friend Philip Petrie who is also on the ocean liner. Mr Arbuckle is shocked to discover that his friend Mr Gotobed has married a show dancer and brought her with him.It soon becomes clear that Daisy's propensity to fall over dead bodies has not deserted her and Alec finds his honeymoon is a busman's honeymoon when the captain asks him to look into a passenger falling overboard - did he fall or was he pushed? I enjoyed this book especially the variety of characters onboard - Wanda Gotobed and her insistence on being dressed and made up at all times; Miss Oliphant a herbalist with a medicine chest full of remedies for all ills; the irascible Captain Dane and of course Daisy, curious as ever, and always on the lookout for information and for material for the article she is writing.. Alec suffers from sea sickness and is compelled to let Daisy take over for at least the first part of the investigation. I did find the plot of this mystery a little muddled but it was still an interesting read if only for the characters themselves. I loved the way Daisy dealt with Alec's sea sickness and persuaded him he would be better out in the fresh air rather than cooped up in a stuffy cabin. Overall an enjoyable read but not the best in this entertaining series which started with Death at Wentwater Court (Daisy Dalrymple Mystery 1)
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Rip-Roaring Mystery Fun For Daisy on The High Seas,
By Crux Roesia (Cambridge, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: To Davy Jones Below (Daisy Dalrymple Mystery) (Paperback)
Having just wed her Chief Inspector, the honourable Daisy Dalrymple (now Fletcher) would welcome any chance to be with him 24-7, even if it does mean them sailing to America for work. However, they're to be accompanied by old friends Philip Petrie and his new bride Gloria, and Gloria's American tycoon father with his English pal, so it should be a good trip.
Yet Daisy seems to have a bad habit of attracting trouble, and on this voyage, it comes in the form of crime and horrendous weather, that tests the constitutions of the bravest among them. Once the Captain discovers he has a Scotland Yard inspector on board, he hands the investigation of mysterious accidents and a subsequent death over to Alec Fletcher. But it's not long before Daisy has to hold the fort for a while, as Alec succumbs to stomach problems and the storms surrounding the vessel grow stronger - both on ship and beyond... 'To Davy Jones Below' is a brilliant tale of accident, mystery, intended murder and a bit of newly-wed romance! The story plunges straight into action from the beginning and pretty much keeps going until the ship reaches American shores. Another great 'cosy' mystery for Daisy and chums.
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A delightful romp,
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This review is from: To Davy Jones Below (Daisy Dalrymple Mystery) (Paperback)
Daisy and Alec are newly married when Alec is sent to America to advise a young J Edgar Hoover. Fortunately, Daisy is able to go with him. In an exuberant, colourful tour de force, Carola Dunn richly evokes the atmosphere of shipboard life of the time, when poorer passengers shared cabins while the rich could indulge their whims and eccentricities to their hearts' content. The cast of characters is rich in variety and appeal, there is plenty of excitement, with murders, storms and even a shipwreck, and, despite Daisy's habit of falling over dead bodies wherever she goes, her relationship with Alec develops in a thoroughly satisfactory way. The plot is more than a bit unconvincing, but then we are not meant to take the story seriously. We are intended to be entertained and amused, surprised and warmed - and in this, Carola Dunn succeeds magnificently. I loved it.
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