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Superfluous Women

Daisy Dalrymple #22

Carola Dunn

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English
Constable
09 August 2016
Series: Daisy Dalrymple
The Honorable Daisy Dalrymple-Fletcher is on a convalescent trip in the countryside, visiting old school friends. The three of them, all unmarried, have recently bought a house together. They are a part of the generation of 'superfluous women', brought up expecting marriage and a family, but left without any prospects after more than 700,000 British men were killed in the Great War.

Daisy and her husband Alec - Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher, of Scotland Yard - are invited for Sunday lunch, where one of the women mentions a wine cellar below the house which remains resolutely locked. Alec picks the lock but when he eventually opens the door, what greets them is not a cache of wine, but the stench of a dead body. And with that, what was a pleasant Sunday lunch becomes a much darker affair.

Now Daisy's three friends are the suspects in a murder and her husband Alec is a witness. So before the local detective, DI Underwood, can officially bring charges against her friends, Daisy is determined to use all her resources and skills to solve the mystery behind this perplexing locked-room crime.

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Imprint:   Constable
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Volume:   40
Dimensions:   Height: 196mm,  Width: 126mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   230g
ISBN:   9781472115492
ISBN 10:   147211549X
Series:   Daisy Dalrymple
Pages:   320
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Carola Dunn is the author of the Daisy Dalrymple mysteries. Born and raised in England, the author now lives in Eugene, Oregon, USA.

Reviews for Superfluous Women: Daisy Dalrymple #22

The 22nd entry in the charming 1920s-set series proves that Dunn just keeps getting better * Library Journal * The period sense remains vivid, the characterizations are excellent, and the mysteries are, if anything, more perplexing than ever. * The Oregonian on Rattle His Bones * Styx and Stones is a swift, deeply enjoyable read. While Dunn's influences are many, she ultimately makes this territory her own. * The Register-Guard * Reading like an Agatha Christie thriller, Rattle His Bones is a charming look at life after the first World War. * Romantic Times * Dunn captures the melting pot of Prohibition-era New York with humorous characterizations and a vivid sense of place, and with careful plotting lays out an enjoyable tale of adventure. * Publisher's Weekly on The Case of the Murdered Muckraker *


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