The latest outing for Daisy Dalrymple takes her to the Crystal Palace and the case of the vanishing nannies . . .
Carola Dunn Pořadí knih (chronologicky)
1. leden 1946
Carola Dunn je autorkou mnoha romancí z období regentské Anglie a detektivek zasazených do Anglie dvacátých let 20. století. Její díla vynikají vytříbeným stylem a ponořením do historických reálií. Dunn se zaměřuje na vytváření poutavých příběhů, které čtenáře zavedou do jiné doby, kde prozkoumává lidské vztahy a dobové zvyklosti s jemným citem pro detail. Její schopnost oživit minulost s elegancí a vtipem z ní činí oblíbenou autorku.
From the author of the wildly successful Daisy Dalrymple series, a new series set in Cornwall in the 1960s featuring Eleanor Trewynn, a retired charity worker and her niece who just happens to be a local police officer.
Superfluous Women
- 305 stránek
- 11 hodin čtení
A pleasant lunch in the country with old friends takes an unexpected turn when a corpse is discovered at the feast.
"In the late 1920's in England, The Honourable Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher is recruited to help her cousin Edgar--i.e. the Lord Dalrymple. About to turn fifty, Lord Dalrymple decides it is time to find out who would be the heir to the viscountcy. With the help of the family lawyer, who advertises Empire-wide, they have come up with four potential claimants. For his fiftieth birthday, Edgar invites those would-be heirs--along with Daisy and the rest of the family--to Fairacres, the family estate. In the meantime, Daisy is asked to be the family's representative at the lawyer's interviews with the claimants. Those four are a hotelier from Scarborough, a diamond merchant from South Africa, a young mixed-raced boy from Trinidad, and a sailor from Jamaica. However, according to his very pregnant wife, the sailor has gone missing. Daisy and Alec must uncover a conspiracy if they are going to stop the killing in the latest from the accomplished master of the genre, Carola Dunn"--
A Colourful Death
- 337 stránek
- 12 hodin čtení
The second in a charming cosy crime series set in 1960's Cornwall featuring amateur sleuth and charity shop worker, Eleanor Trewynn and her westie Teazle. From the author of the bestselling Daisy Darlymple series.
The first in a charming cosy crime series set in 1960's Cornwall featuring amateur sleuth and charity shop worker, Eleanor Trewynn and her westie Teazle. From the author of the bestselling Daisy Darlymple series.
The third in a charming cosy crime series set in 1960's Cornwall featuring amateur sleuth and charity shop worker, Eleanor Trewynn and her westie Teazle. From the author of the bestselling Daisy Darlymple series.
Anthem for Doomed Youth
- 327 stránek
- 12 hodin čtení
Alec Fletcher's plans to attend his daughter Belinda.s school sports day are thwarted by the discovery of three bodies buried in Epping forest. Sent to investigate, he and his team are hindered from the start by uncooperative Essex policeman, DI Gant, who resents Scotland Yard encroaching on his patch
The 12th novel in the charming Daisy Dalrymple series of 1920's country house murder mysteries.
Mistletoe and Murder
- 266 stránek
- 10 hodin čtení
Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher yields to the demands of her mother and brings her family to an old Cornish estate for Christmas. The estate has a rich history of lore, ghost stories and festering resentments, some or all of which leave them all trapped in a house with a corpse and a murderer.
