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Fall of a Philanderer: Carola Dunn, Constable and Robinson 2011 (first published in 2005)

In the latest Daisy Dalrymple mystery, Daisy, her stepdaughter Belinda, and Bel’s best friend Deva have come to the Devonshire seaside village of Westcombe, where Alec is soon to join them for a summer holiday. ( Read more... )

Die Laughing: Carola Dunn Robinson 2011

For various reasons, I’ve read this murder mystery in snatches, a chapter or two here, a chapter or two there. Although it’s a whodunit, this worked out well. ( Read more... )

The Case of the Murdered Muckraker: Carola Dunn, (A Daisy Dalrymple mystery) Robinson 2011

Unexpectedly, it took me ages to read this. ( Read more... )

Or books I wanted to mention, but didn't want to write a full review about.

( Rattle His Bones by Carola Dunn; The Changeling of Monte Lucio by Violet Needhams; and The Girls of Mackland Court by May Wynne. )

Wings: Aprilynne Pike

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Damsel in Distress: Carola Dunn (one of the Daisy Dalrymple Mysteries)

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The Cornish House: Liz Fenwick

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Skate School – On Thin Ice: Kay Woodward

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I think Damsel in Distress was my favourite out of that quartette, actually.

Happy New Year!

I am home after the Christmas holidays. Determined to travel yesterday, I had to change my travelling plans, but all ended up well.

You know how you notice something and then other examples of it keep cropping up, like buying clothes in a striking colour and then seeing people wear it all the time, well, these holidays, with me, it was books that don’t just have chapter titles, but each page has a relevant heading. I’ve probably got other books that do that, but I hadn’t really noticed them.

In Margery Merton’s Girlhood by Alice Cockran, they include ‘SECRETS AND TENDER THOUGHTS.’ (p25), ‘CRYING AND LAUGHING.’ (p112), and ‘A COLD FAREWELL.’ (p.213). In Miriam’s Ambition by Evelyn Everett-Green, they include ‘A TERRIBLE STORM.' (p26), ‘AT DINNER.’ (p113), and ‘A REWARD FOR BRAVERY.’ (p214)

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I also read the third in Carola Dunn's Daisy Dalrymple mysteries. Only six months had elapsed since I read the previous book. Requiem for a Mezzo. ( Read more... )

Continuing the skating theme, in a way...

Death at Wentwater Court: Carola Dunn. Robinson 2009.

I'd been curious about the Daisy Dalrymple series and decided to read the first book for myself and make up my mind about it. ( Read more... )

Conclusion: Although I'll be quite happy to read more of Daisy's mysteries, I'll be waiting to buy them second hand as they come my way.