Winter Garden Mystery (A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery Book 2)
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The plot is classic and lots of fun. The Daisy Dalrymple mysteries are light entertainment, but irresistibly charming. Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. A heartwarming genre British drawing room murder mystery, perfect for an airplane or snug in bed on a snowy day. Doesn't particularly stretch it challenge the genre at all, but not everything has to.
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This is a delightful series. Dunn is a consummate story teller and a magnificent writer.
She seems to have captured the culture of England of the mid "s. Her characters are really fun. I intend to read all of her Daisy Dalrymple books in order. And, everything else she has penned. Light, fun, entertaining to the nth. Carola Dunn it again!!!!! I read this book and really liked it.
At first I thought it was a bit long, but then it became apparent that was:: It's British, but not quite a Cozy. It has all the usual cast of characters The nasty mother of the school chum and her two brothers I enjoyed this book so much that I hunted more of her books. This isn't the best book in the series. The Baronet's wife is too heavy-handed to be credible to me. This second in a series is so much fun, it might be illegal.
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I did cotton to most of the surprises as it's the early 21st century, not the early 20th. I recommend the series. Beware of being so engrossed that you finish it all in one sitting, to the detriment of your to-do list. And, nice again, her arrival coincides with the discovery of a dead body. Not agreeing with the too hasty judgment of the local constabulary, she calls Scotland Yard for assistance.
This is a spiffing yarn, with substantive intrigue and entertaining secondary characters. As I am about to read thr final novel in the Miss Fisher mysteries, it's nice to have these lined up.
I intend to read all of her Daisy Dalrymple books in order. Amazon Restaurants Food delivery from local restaurants. Why was Sebastien so motivated and he grew a spine by her suggestion to him, when it wasn't anything extraordinary, but something he should have considered before? Daisy is also an interesting character, but apart from that there isn't much that makes this series different from other cozies and I don't know if I'll keep on reading. On her latest assignment, aristocratic magazine writer Daisy Dalrymple witnesses the uncovering of the remains of a missing parlor maid in the greenhouse garden a grand home.
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The Winter Garden Mystery by Carola Dunn is the second book in the Daisy Dalrymple series. I love how Daisy uses her position in society to write Magazine . The Winter Garden Mystery: A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery and millions of other books are available for . Book 2 of 22 in the Daisy Dalrymple Mysteries Series.
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Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Plucky Daisy Dalrymple takes another Town and Country magazine assignment, to write up and photograph gloomy Occles Hall. She unearths Grace Moss, missing parlor maid, seeks killer amid occupants - school chum and wallflower Bobbie Parslow, thorny Lady Valeria. Paperback , pages. Published March 6th first published March 15th To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.
To ask other readers questions about The Winter Garden Mystery , please sign up. Should the Daisy Dalrymple series be read in order? Fraser I think the first one I listened to was the thirteenth There were no spoilers from the previous investigations, but her personal relationships are …more I think the first one I listened to was the thirteenth There were no spoilers from the previous investigations, but her personal relationships are obviously revealed. See 1 question about The Winter Garden Mystery…. Lists with This Book. Jun 24, Terry Southard rated it liked it.
Enjoyable series, or as Daisy might say, "Just spiffing. This one has the body of a serving girl found buried in an estate's garden. The town is ready to pin the murder on the Welsh gardener, but was it really him?
I thought this one was fairly obvious from the get-go, but I still enjoyed it. A murder series set in 's Britain. This book has a paper-thin plot and pantomime characters. Not much attention to detail- lower class characters all seem to speak the same regardless of regional accents and I found the relaxed and very modern attitudes towards sexual relationships shown by the characters very unbelievable.
Sep 04, Andree rated it liked it. Continuing to find this series super enjoyable. Okay, the first third was a bit slow, but then DI Fletcher showed up, and I was mollified. Also, guessed the "twist" on about page I am also totally a sucker for mysteries set in English manor houses. A book with one of the four seasons in the title. Dec 17, Wealhtheow rated it liked it Recommends it for: The Honorable Daisy Dalyrymple is visiting an old school chum while writing about her ancestral home when a body is discovered in the garden.
Although the local police are happy to pin the housemaid's murder on her young foreign swain, Daisy has doubts.
She calls in her childhood friend Philip Petrie and her new friend, Alec Fletcher of Scotland Yard, to help her investigate. Was it the beautiful but spineless heir who had gotten her pregnant? His best friend, the jealous Ben? His devoted sister, manipulative mother, or cowardly father? Grace's father or fiance? Or was it the travelling salesman who was seen talking to her only hours before she was killed?
There are no physical clues. Only Daisy's stubborn will and insight into human nature can help her solve this case.
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This is not as good as the first Daisy mystery, Death at Wentwater Court. The main characters have already been introduced, so Dunn spends less time drawing them out. The murder itself is not one of those incredibly convoluted schemes that takes the latest forensic tech to solve. It is just a basic small village murder, and is simply solved by buying rounds of drinks at the village pub and interviewing suspects. The real delight to these books is the s themselves, which Dunn draws with a deft and light hand. Reminders of a depressed economy, rumbles of discontent against the upper classes, growing independence for women, and the damages of the first World War are woven throughout.
And the characters themselves are fresh and breezy. Daisy has a great deal of spirit and sympathy, but as smart and kind as she is, she is still very much a product of her upbringing--she can't bring herself to shingle her hair, or stop grouping people according to class.
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This is, overall, a murder as cozy as a murder can be, and well worth the few hours it will take to read. Dec 20, Book Concierge rated it liked it Shelves: Still, when Daisy asks to photograph the winter garden the last thing she expects to find is a body. Daisy cannot help but get involved when she sees an injustice being carried out, so she convinces Alec Fletcher of Scotland Yard to investigate. There are a number of secrets being kept by the residents of the household and some are bound to come out in the process of getting at the truth of the murder.
This is a charming cozy mystery series set in the s. Daisy is charming, inquisitive, intelligent and resourceful.
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She does sometimes plunge headlong into trouble, but on the whole, she is appropriately cautious and responsible. I also like her slow-burning relationship with Fletcher. Bernadette Dunne does a fine job voicing the audio book. She has great pacing and enough skill as a voice artist to give the many characters sufficiently unique voices.
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Cozy mysteries are just so pleasant Another sweet addition to this series. There is nothing amazing or mind-blowing about these books, but they are just quite nice cozy mysteries and the audio narration is well done. Recommended for fans of the wonderful Agatha Christie. Mar 04, Aerykah rated it it was ok Shelves: I didn't think this book was as good as the first one