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Superfluous Women

A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery

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Superfluous Women

Written by: Carola Dunn
Narrated by: Lucy Rayner
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In England in the late 1920s, the Honourable Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher, on a convalescent trip to the countryside, goes to visit three old school friends in the area. The three, 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 - go for a Sunday lunch with Daisy’s friends, where one of the women mentions a wine cellar below their house, which remains curiously locked, no key to be found. Alec offers to pick the lock, but when he opens the door, what greets them is not a cache of wine but the stench of a long-dead body.

And with that, what was a pleasant Sunday lunch has taken an unexpected turn. Now Daisy’s three friends are the most obvious suspects in a murder and her husband Alec is a witness, so he can’t officially take over the investigation. So before the local detective, Inspector Underwood, can officially bring charges against her friends, Daisy is determined to use all her resources (Alec) and skills to solve the mystery behind this perplexing locked-room crime.

©2018 Blackstone Audio, Inc. (P)2018 Carola Dunn
Cozy Detective Fiction Historical Mystery Traditional Detectives Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Marriage Crime
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l liked this story but the ending didn't quite fit. Daisy's friends are interesting and I could put myself in thier shoes. I will listen to this again.

A barrel of red herrings.

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This is the second worst narration I have experienced. Dreadful intonation and phrasing. I’m not certain about the historical aspects either. Oh well…..,

Couldn’t get past the 2nd chapter

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