In this second installment of Carola Dunn’s cozy mystery series set in 1923 England, plucky Daisy Dalrymple embarks on another assignment for Town and Country magazine and discovers that daffodil bulbs aren’t all that’s buried in a country estate’s flower bed.
The merest hint of spring has arrived in Cheshire, and so has Daisy Dalrymple. The feisty flapper is a breath of fresh air to the occupants of gloomy Occles Hall, among them her former school chum, wallflower Bobbie Parslow, and the thorny mistress of the manor, Lady Valeria.
While photographing the barren ground behind the house, Daisy suspects someone has been digging amidst the soil’s first green shoots—and promptly unearths the corpse of Grace Moss, the missing parlor maid.
So begins a harrowing romp as the dead woman’s shocking secret is revealed—leaving Daisy to catch a killer before she too is pushing up daisies.
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"This is #2 in a fun series I recently discovered. Daisy is one of the aristocracy in 1920's England, but she prefers to be "an independent woman". Daisy is visiting a country estate, intent on taking photographs and writing an article about this beautiful old home for her magazine. As she gets involved in the lives of the family members, a body is discovered in the garden. Everyone is suspect, and it is up to Daisy to finally figure out "who done it?"" — Julianne (4 out of 5 stars)
"This is #2 in a fun series I recently discovered. Daisy is one of the aristocracy in 1920's England, but she prefers to be "an independent woman". Daisy is visiting a country estate, intent on taking photographs and writing an article about this beautiful old home for her magazine. As she gets involved in the lives of the family members, a body is discovered in the garden. Everyone is suspect, and it is up to Daisy to finally figure out "who done it?""
“All the classic elements of the period ‘cozy’ are present in this new mystery…but Dunn uses these conventions to paint an engrossing picture of the uneasy, shell-shocked period after World War I—cuddly enough but with some notable sharp edge.”
“Manners (P.G. Wodehouse-style) and mystery get equal time in a low-keyed story with considerable charm.”
“This traditional charmer will please most everyone.”
" Enjoyed this just as much as the first book. "
" Fun, light mystery; interesting time period. "
" The book was fine. A light quick mystery. Just so many funny personal things about the book itself. First, the author's name. Second that there is a engaged woman, who's nickname for her fiance is Dodo. And third that it was published on my birthday. Don't plan on reading anything else by her. "
" Another light read. I am coming to like old Daisy. All very quaint and undemanding. A good read when stuck inside with the winter bug! "
" I give this 3.5 stars. A fun series. "
" This book is lots of fun, very charming. I enjoyed it and recommend it to anyone who loves light fare to cheer one up. "
" This was a book on CD. Good reader. "
" A pleasant cozy set in the 1920s. Likeable characters and interesting mystery, but no book to stretch your gray cells. "
" It was as if Enid Blyton had decided to write for grown-ups. Extremely fluffy. What-ho! Jolly good! Toodle-pip! "
" This is the second in a fun, "cozy", reliably entertaining mystery series, taking place in 1920s England. Lots of fun, as I expected. "
" I seem to be on a mystery kick recently, but I just love this series and couldn't resist reading an early story. The stories are a bit fluffy, but I love Daisy and her crew. "
" It was well done, like the first, although some of the mystery was obvious. I enjoy the main character and some of her escapades, however. "
" I found the second in the series to be even more engaging than the first. I really appreciate Dunn's writing -- she's a mite more liberal than I'd originally thought, and I am all about it. On to the next, I say! "
" Enjoyed this drawing room mystery. Characters made me laugh out loud. Love the slang. "
" romps along nicely as do all the Daisy Dalrymple mysteries. Not much more to say than that because I love them, and while I'm reading them I really enjoy them. And I will be reading more of them, that's for surre. "
" I couldn't finish listening to this audiobook. Bernadette Dunne reads very well, but the accent required for this book was absent in my view. "
" Very entertaining. While Daisy is visiting an old schoolmate, the body of their missing maid is unearthed in the garden. Great characters, amusing dialogue and a very good mystery. Good development of the relationships among the main and recurring characters. "
" A light cozy. While I finished listening, I didn't really care who the murderer was. "
" 3.5 stars - better than the first one. "
" Next in the daisy dalrymple series. Loved it. "
" I enjoyed this book and will keep reading the series "
" Murder and scandal in the english countryside. "
" Would have given this 4 stars if the POV had been more polished. The midscene POV switches and breaks were annoying. "
" Another fine Daisy Dalrymple quick read. "
Carola Dunn is the author of several series of novels, including Regency romances, the Daisy Dalrymple mysteries, and the Cornish mysteries, as well as more than two dozen stand-alone novels. She was born and raised in England and graduated from Manchester University.
Bernadette Dunne is the winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and has twice been nominated for the prestigious Audie Award. She studied at the Royal National Theatre in London and the Studio Theater in Washington, DC, and has appeared at the Kennedy Center and off Broadway.
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