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The seventeenth Daisy Dalrymple mystery published in the UK for the first time.
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It is 1925 and the Honourable Daisy Dalrymple, her husband Alec Fletcher and their small twins, move to a comfortable, large house on the outskirts of London. Set in a cosy circle of homes that share a communal garden, it seems like an idyllic family setting – that is, until the body of a murder victim is discovered hidden beneath the garden bushes. Now rumours of bootleggers, American gangsters and an international liquor smuggling operation via black ships turn Daisy’s life upside down.Alec, a Scotland Yard detective, has been assigned to ferret out the truth behind the murder, but in the end it is down to Daisy to find out who the dead man was, what relationship he had to her new neighbours – and who it was that did him in!
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Daisy Dalrymple and her husband Alec Fletcher have come into some money as well as a desirable residence. Alec's estranged uncle has left him a considerable fortune and a large house as well as the freeholds of all the other houses in Constable Circle. But the solicitor handling the estate seems as though he does not want Alec and Daisy to move into the house. Daisy is puzzled - even more so when she starts to wonder what her immediate neighbours are hiding. Then the incompetent FBI agent, Lambert, whom Daisy befriended in The Case of the Murdered Muckraker (Daisy Dalrymple Mystery) arrives on their doorstep because he has been robbed and his identity papers stolen.
Lambert is on the track of bootleggers selling alcohol to the US contrary to the prohibition laws in force at the time and Daisy and Alec live next door to a wine merchant. When a body is found in the gardens opposite the houses no one living in Constable Circle escapes suspicion and Alec finds himself not at all popular with his neighbours.
This is an interesting mystery but I felt the ending was a bit too convenient. The background of the story about prohibition and how drink was smuggled into the US was very interesting but it almost seemed irrelevant at times to the central mystery of the murder. I liked the way Daisy and Alec's relationship is developing and the growing friendship between Daisy and the police officers. It was interesting to see Lambert again as well. An entertaining read but not as good as some titles in this series.
Lambert is on the track of bootleggers selling alcohol to the US contrary to the prohibition laws in force at the time and Daisy and Alec live next door to a wine merchant. When a body is found in the gardens opposite the houses no one living in Constable Circle escapes suspicion and Alec finds himself not at all popular with his neighbours.
This is an interesting mystery but I felt the ending was a bit too convenient. The background of the story about prohibition and how drink was smuggled into the US was very interesting but it almost seemed irrelevant at times to the central mystery of the murder. I liked the way Daisy and Alec's relationship is developing and the growing friendship between Daisy and the police officers. It was interesting to see Lambert again as well. An entertaining read but not as good as some titles in this series.
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Like all Daisy Dalrymple books this has to be read in two ways. Firstly, as a continuation of the saga; and here it ticks all the right boxes: old characters appearing in context and nicely drawn new ones adding to the mix. secondly, as a stand alone mystery; and as such it is fairly ropey. There isn't much mystery. One knows who has done it and even it wasn't obvious there would be no way to work it out from the clues. And in what is always a bad sign, any number of red herrings are simply left dangling rather than being tidied up.
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Have read most of the DD series but this one just failed to grip, especially the longish "sea interludes". Wouldn't have bothered to finish it if I hadn't been stuck in a waiting room for ages. Perhaps Prohibition has more of a fascination for Ms Dunn's American audience?
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Well researched
Having steadily worked my way through Daisy's adventures, this one followed on nicely. The subject was new to me, but I now know more about it than heretofore.
Published 1 month ago by jamlady
Love these books!
Haven't read this one yet, but have bought the whole set on the strength of the 5 or 6 I have already read and fully expect to enjoy this one as well.
Published 7 months ago by J. A. Ludlow
Dire
I read this straight after a Laurie R King, and that was a mistake. A review on the cover said that lovers of Dorothy L Sayers would enjoy it. They wouldn't. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mrs. S. Thorne
An intriquing view of Hampstead in the twenties
A very well written and acsessable crime novel, with some old friends reintroduced as well as a wonderful bunch of neighbours. Read more
Published on 7 April 2010 by Mrs. G. Branch
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excellent book gives a lovely atmosphere of the 20's or 30's unusual to read a book written in modern day but faithful to period.
Elizabeth O'Reilly
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Published on 28 Jan 2010 by Mrs E. O'Reilly
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