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Carola Dunn

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Carola Dunn was born in England on November 14, 1946. She received a B.A. in Russian and French from Manchester University and took a secretarial course for graduates at Oxford Tech. She traveled to numerous places around the world including Samoa and Fiji before getting married and settling in vis mere California. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, she worked in child-care, market research, construction, and wrote definitions for a science and technology dictionary. Her first book, Toblethorpe Manor, was published in 1979. Since then, she has written over 50 books including more than 30 Regency romances and the Daisy Dalrymple mystery series. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre

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Værker af Carola Dunn

Death at Wentwater Court (1994) 832 eksemplarer
The Winter Garden Mystery (1995) 552 eksemplarer
Requiem for a Mezzo (1996) 429 eksemplarer
Murder on the Flying Scotsman (1996) 416 eksemplarer
Damsel in Distress (1997) 350 eksemplarer
Dead in the Water (1998) 327 eksemplarer
Rattle His Bones (2000) 318 eksemplarer
Styx and Stones (1999) 310 eksemplarer
To Davy Jones Below (2001) 307 eksemplarer
Mistletoe and Murder (2002) 303 eksemplarer
Die Laughing (2003) 277 eksemplarer
Fall of a Philanderer (2005) 262 eksemplarer
Gunpowder Plot (2006) 262 eksemplarer
Black Ship (2008) 260 eksemplarer
The Case of the Murdered Muckraker (2002) 259 eksemplarer
The Bloody Tower (2007) 258 eksemplarer
A Mourning Wedding (2004) 249 eksemplarer
Sheer Folly (2009) 227 eksemplarer
Manna from Hades (2009) 224 eksemplarer
Anthem for Doomed Youth (2011) 224 eksemplarer
Gone West (2012) 221 eksemplarer
Superfluous Women (2015) 167 eksemplarer
Heirs of the Body (2013) 159 eksemplarer
A Colourful Death (2010) 135 eksemplarer
The Valley of the Shadow (2012) 115 eksemplarer
The Corpse at the Crystal Palace (2018) 113 eksemplarer
Buried in the Country (2016) 72 eksemplarer
Miss Jacobson's Journey (1992) 55 eksemplarer
Lavender Lady (1983) 55 eksemplarer
Lord Iverbrook's Heir (1986) 48 eksemplarer
The Captain's Inheritance (1994) 46 eksemplarer
Crossed Quills (1998) 46 eksemplarer
The Babe and the Baron (1997) 43 eksemplarer
My Lord Winter (1992) 41 eksemplarer
Two Corinthians (1989) 41 eksemplarer
Ginnie Come Lately (1993) 40 eksemplarer
The Improper Governess (1998) 40 eksemplarer
His Lordship's Reward (1994) 40 eksemplarer
Black Sheep's Daughter (1989) 40 eksemplarer
A Susceptible Gentleman (1990) 35 eksemplarer
The Lady and the Rake (1995) 34 eksemplarer
Miss Hartwell's Dilemma (1989) 34 eksemplarer
The Man in the Green Coat (1987) 33 eksemplarer
Once Upon a Time (1998) 33 eksemplarer
Miser's Sister (1984) 33 eksemplarer
Snowflake Kittens (1999) 33 eksemplarer
Angel (1984) 33 eksemplarer
The Frog Earl (1992) 33 eksemplarer
Toblethorpe Manor (1981) 32 eksemplarer
A Lord for Miss Larkin (1991) 32 eksemplarer
Mayhem and Miranda (1997) 31 eksemplarer
A Poor Relation (1990) 31 eksemplarer
The Road to Gretna (1992) 30 eksemplarer
Thea's Marquis (1993) 30 eksemplarer
Smugglers' Summer (1987) 29 eksemplarer
The Tudor Secret (1995) 28 eksemplarer
Lady in the Briars (1990) 28 eksemplarer
Scandal's Daughter (1996) 27 eksemplarer
Once Upon a Waltz (2001) 25 eksemplarer
The Fortune-Hunters (1991) 22 eksemplarer
A Mother's Joy (1994) — Bidragyder — 18 eksemplarer
Polly and the Prince (1991) 17 eksemplarer
Wonderful & Wicked (2000) 17 eksemplarer
Byron's Child (1991) 14 eksemplarer
A Second Spring (2008) 8 eksemplarer
Christmas in the Country (2010) 7 eksemplarer
The Unhappy Medium 5 eksemplarer
My Dearest Valentine (2010) 2 eksemplarer
Gabrielle's Gamble 1 eksemplar
The Magic of Love (2010) 1 eksemplar
Rattle the Bones 1 eksemplar
Fall or Philanderer 1 eksemplar

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I didn't like this book as much as the earlier books in the series. Daisy is in New York and the bits contrasting American and British English was fun. However, the whole train chase and cross-country airplane chase was a bit too much! But still a fun read.
 
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bookworm3091 | 8 andre anmeldelser | Apr 10, 2024 |
An OK book. Not one of my favorites but enjoyable enough.
 
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phyllis2779 | 3 andre anmeldelser | Nov 4, 2023 |
Daisy Dalrymple is heading to Wentwater Court. She will stay there while writing about the estate for Town and Country magazine. She doesn’t expect to walk into a death. At first glance, it appears to be an accident, but several things don’t seem right. This leads to an investigation. Upon further investigation, it turns out to be much more serious.

The murder mystery failed to gain traction as it relied on confession, not investigation, to reveal the solution. It was also disappointing that the author let everyone off so easily in the end. Or maybe I just prefer murder mysteries that are darker.

It would have been nice if some characters were less clichéd cutouts and added more to the story.

While the author's use of aristocratic slang can be ridiculous, it shows she did her research. Although I enjoyed this book, I'm unsure if I'll read the rest of the series..

Conclusion: This may suit cosy mystery readers, but I find it lacking in inspiration.
… (mere)
 
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onlyfiction | 37 andre anmeldelser | Aug 31, 2023 |

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