This book reminded me of the current "Royal" series by Rhys Bowen. In a series debut that is sure to delight fans of the classic British cosy mystery, Death at Wentwater Court brings readers old and new back to the "golden age" … I think I will look at others in this series. We follow Daisy Dalrymple who comes from a wealthy family, but wants to work as a journalist. In a series debut from Carola Dunn that is sure to delight fans of the classic British cozy mystery, Death at Wentwater Court brings readers old and new back to the "golden age" of mystery. She finds herself at a manor house called Wentwater Court. No stranger to sprawling country estates, well-heeled Daisy Dalrymple is breaking new ground at Wentwater Court to cover a story for Town & Country magazine. I did find myself questioning some of the slang used (such as a maid in a country house saying "wizard" to mean 'cool', 'neat', 'exciting' -- I know that this term originated in the early 1920s but it seems out of place for this character). This was my first book by Carola Dunn, and I was entertained by it. I was mildly enjoying this book up to a point, when I suddenly realized how little was left - and how totally lacking in clues or information the mystery was. You don't need to own a Kindle device to enjoy Kindle books. The ending also was a bit of a disappointment due to my feeling that the author let everyone off far too easily. Daisy is quite cheerful about working for a living though, and being a society girl doors open for her, so she’s off to Wentwater Court to to write a story for Town & Country magazine. Daisy is a strong, ambitious and likeable character. Search. Mostly enjoyable first book in a cozy mystery series set in England during the 1920s. I enjoyed both the story (which I’d pretty much forgotten) and the narrator’s interpretation. Death At Wentwater Court: The First Daisy Dalrymple Mystery (Daisy Dalrymple Mysteries Book 1) Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn is the first book in the Daisy Dalrymple mystery series. I enjoyed this first installment about Daisy Dalrymple, who is trying to establish herself as magazine writer. I won't be buying any more of this series. I found it easy to care about the characters in the book, so was pleased the murderer didn’t go to jail but do feel a bit disappointed in the way he was allowed to ‘get off’. The ending also was a bit of a disappointment due to my feeling that the author let everyone off far too easily. where can i buy this book and any other by Carol Dunn ?. Then, out of nowhere, the killer simply confessed, and to add insult to injury, first Daisy arranges a plan for his escape (without seeming to realize this, you know, makes her an accessory) and then the police inspector just kind of...goes along with it? PUBLISHERS WEEKLY JUL 4, 1994 #1 - Death at Wentwater Court #2 - The Winter garden mystery #3 - Requiem for a mezzo #4 - Murder on the Flying Scotsman #5 - Damsel in distress #6 - Dead in the water #7 - Styx and stones #8 - Rattle his bones #9 - To Davy Jones below #10 - The Case of the murdered muckraker #11 - Mistletoe and murder #12 - Die laughing #13 - A Mourning wedding When she arrives at Wentwater Court, the atmosphere is charged with deceit and deception. The handsome detective in charge isn’t, of course, in her class, but Daisy is an open minded young woman so who knows what may develop in the course of this series? I really enjoyed this cozy mystery with Daisy Dalrymple serving in an unofficial sleuth capacity. Dunn’s effort ticked all the boxes all while presenting a half decent murder plot. Death At Wentwater Court No stranger to sprawling country estates, wealthy Daisy Dalrymple is breaking new ground at this particular manor house, having scandalously traded silver spoon for pen and camera to cover a story for Town and Country magazine. DEATH AT WENTWATER COURT: No stranger to sprawling country estates, well-heeled Daisy Dalrymple is breaking new ground at Wentwater Court to cover a story for Town & Country magazine. Why did I waste my time on this? I liked the tension between the characters but found them a bit stereotypical and the dialogue a little mundane. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Novice reporter and photographer, Daisy Dalrymple, is covering a story for Town and Country magazine on Wentwater Court when one of the guests is killed in an apparent ice-skating mishap, but Daisy's photographs ahow that an axe was used to weaken the ice. Otherwise , I would have given 5 stars. During this heady and tumultuous time, the Honorable Daisy … I have had really good luck getting books through my library's inter-library loan program as well - ask your librarian if such an option exists. Start by marking “Death at Wentwater Court (Daisy Dalrymple, #1)” as Want to Read: Error rating book. The mystery behind the murder was interesting enough but failed to find traction as the mystery is eventually solved through confession as opposed to any specific sleuthing. I read the printed book several years ago. © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. I’ll try more in the series before I decide which way I fall. The author has to introduce the main characters and establish their personalities, one of whom we need to find very likeable, as well as give us a bit of background on those characters, without using information dumps or corny flashbacks. Death at Wentwater Court is the first installment in the Daisy Dalrymple Mysteries by Carola Dunn. In a series debut from Carola Dunn that is sure to delight fans of the classic British cozy mystery, Death at Wentwater Court brings readers old and new back to the "golden age" of mystery. Penniless and attempting to become independent of her family, Daisy decides to write magazine features about stately homes and Wentwater Court is her first. This first installment of a cozy mystery series transports listeners back to the bygone era of 1923 Britain, where unflappable flapper and fledgling journalist Daisy Dalrymple daringly embarks on her first writing assignment—and promptly stumbles across a corpse. But she gets sidetracked when the most unliked guest at the house turns up mysteriously dead one morning. A charming introduction to the series. Take a weekend gathering at a country estate in the 1920's, one of the guests who is the unfortunate victim, suspects galore, a promising romantic story line, more red herrings than clues and you have the makings of the ultimate cozy. Then nasty Lord Stephen Astwick dies in what looks like an early morning ice skating accident bringing police on the scene. One of the guests is found face down in the nearby pond and Chief Detective Inspector Alec Fletcher of Scotland Yard has come to investigate. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. September 1st 2006 The mystery was a good one, and there is a hint of a later romance. In a series debut from Carola Dunn that is sure to delight fans of the classic British cozy mystery, Death at Wentwater Court brings readers old and new back to the "golden age" of mystery. In a series debut from Carola Dunn that is sure to delight fans of the classic British cozy mystery, Death at Wentwater Court brings readers old and new back to the "golden age" of mystery. It's a portrait under glass of another era. You can’t stop watching. Death at Wentwater Court. Then, out of nowhere, the killer simply confessed, and to add insult to injury, first Daisy arranges a plan for his escape (without seeming to realize this, you know, makes her an accessory) and then the police inspector just kind of...goes along with it? Er spielt in den 30er Jahren in England. In a series debut from Carola Dunn that is sure to delight fans of the classic British cozy mystery, Death at Wentwater Court brings readers old and new back to the "golden age" of mystery. And then they flirt some more and everything is fine? This is the first in the Daisy Dalrymple mystery series. Death at Wentwater Court (Daisy Dalrymple, #1), Murder at Wentworth Court by Carola Dunn is a 2006 Kensington publication. Carola Dunn is the author of more than 30 Regency romances, as well as 16 mysteries (the Daisy Dalrymple mystery series is set in England in the 1920s). Half the guests and residents at Wentwater Court had good reason to feel relief at his demise. It also analyses reviews to verify trustworthiness. Death At Wentwater Court: The First Daisy Dalrymple Mystery (Daisy Dalrymple Mysteries Book 1), Minotaur Books; Reprint edition (15 May 1994). An investigation ensues. by Kensington. We follow Daisy Dalrymple who comes from a wealthy family, but wants to work as a journalist. Daisy Dalrymple Synopsis: Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn is the first novel in her Daisy Dalrymple Mysteries series. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. in Russian and French from Manchester University. I liked the feminist message that Daisy was the intellectual equal of any man; however, I can sympathise with other readers who found the resolution and ending unsatisfying. I am overjoyed these have all appeared on kindle and I can replace my battered and torn paperbacks, because I love this series and am looking forward to re-reading them. What she doesn’t expect to walk into is a death. Does this book contain quality or formatting issues? But all is not well there when she arrives. Dunn’s effort ticked all the boxes all while presenting a half decent murder plot. In a series debut from Carola Dunn that is sure to delight fans of the classic British cozy mystery, Death at Wentwater Court brings readers old and new back to the "golden age" of mystery. It is later revealed to be much more serious than that. Lord Wentwater's young wife has become the center of a storm of jealousy, animosity, and, possibly, some not-unwanted amorous attention, which has disrupted the peace of the bucolic country household.Still, this is as nothing compared to the trouble that ensues when one of the holiday guests drowns in a tragic early-morning skating accident. And I'm not happy with the outcome or cover up. Narrated by Bernadette Dunne. Daisy Dalrymple comes from a titled family, but after her brother was killed in the Great War and her father died in the flu epidemic their estate passed to a distant relative (shades of Jane Austen!) A charming introduction to the series. I wish I had time to say more about it, but I don't. PaperBack by Carola Dunn. I really enjoyed this book, I found Daisy an engaging character and loved the developing relationship between her and the policeman. in Russian and French from Manchester University. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 October 2011. I had mixed feelings about this period piece set in 1920s Britain. I liked Bernadette Dunne’s timbre, it’s smooth and cultured, but as the audiobook progressed it became clear she is an American voice actor speaking with a British accent with occasional lapses, it all sounded a bit Bostonian. Death at Wentwater Court: The First Daisy Dalrymple Mystery Carola Dunn More than twenty years ago, Carola Dunn introduced to the world the charming, vivacious and perspicacious Daisy Dalrymple and the tumultuous decade of the 1920s, in an England barely starting to recover from World War I and now undergoing rapid social changes. Daisy is quite cheerful about working for a living though, and being a society girl doors open for her, so she’s off to Wentwater Court to to write a story for T. This lighthearted Downton Abbey era 1920’s mystery totally charmed me. Death At Wentwater Court Book Review: It's the early 1920s in England--the country is still recovering from the Great War and undergoing rapid social changes that many are not quite ready to accept. Yes, she is a working girl but doesn't seem too badly off and gets her man on the last page. This was in fact manslaughter rather than murder and the possibility of working out a deal seems high. I found this new-to-me series on Audible Plus. Now. But her planned interviews with the inhabitants of Wentwater Court give way to interrogation after suave Lord Stephen Astwick meets a dire fate on the tranquil skating pond. During this heady and tumultuous time, the Honorable Daisy Dalrymple, the daughter of a Viscount, makes a decision shocking to her class: rather than be supported by her relations, she will earn her own living as a writer. Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher is brought in to figure out what happened. Novice reporter and photographer, Daisy Dalrymple, is covering a story for Town and Country magazine on Wentwater Court when one of the guests is killed in an apparent ice-skating mishap, but Daisy's photographs ahow that an axe was used to weaken the ice. After 30 years in the US, she says she still sounds as if she a. Carola Dunn is the author of more than 30 Regency romances, as well as 16 mysteries (the Daisy Dalrymple mystery series is set in England in the 1920s). The mystery behind the murder was interesting enough but failed to find traction as the mystery is eventually solved through confession as opposed to any specific sleuthing. A light mystery set in the 1920s England, somewhat a cross between. Lively and ok if you are stuck in a train with nothing else to read but not a patch on the Winspear Maise Dobbs. I enjoyed the character of Daisy Dalrymple, as well as that of Detective Alec Fletcher. Can I jump in anywhere, or should I read them in order? A cozy mystery is a good choice for a light read. Aristocratic magazine writer Daisy Dalrymple shows up at a country house to do research for an article. Death at Wentwater Court The First Daisy Dalrymple Mystery (Book) : Dunn, Carola : More than twenty years ago, Carola Dunn introduced to the world the charming, vivacious and perspicacious Daisy Dalrymple and the tumultuous decade of the 1920s, in an England barely starting to recover from World War I and now undergoing rapid social changes. The death looked accidental, except to … But her planned interviews with the inhabitants of Wentwater Court give way to interrogation after suave Lord Stephen Astwick meets a dire fate on the tranquil skating pond. She travelled as far as Fiji before returning to settle in California. Something went wrong. This has been my car audiobook. When Daisy assists the dashing young police inspector, she got more on her mind than just solving the case. The plot appears intriguing for half the book but then just when you are expecting Daisy to see something no one else has, again, or find another revelation, the 'murderer' or rather the manslaughterer just tells her exactly what happened. Now that I'm retired must start using the local library more! Sure to delight mystery fans everywhere.". To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The First Daisy Dalrymple Mystery. I don't even go into used book stores too often, I spend waaay too much on books. Start a free 30-day trial today and get your first audiobook free. The author has to introduce the main characters and establish their personalities, one of whom we need to find very likeable, as well as give us a bit of background on those characters, without using information dumps or corny flashbacks. Will definitely read the next one. by Carola Dunn Bernadette Dunne Audiobook. But her interview gives way to interrogation when suave Lord Stephen Astwick meets a chilly end on the tranquil skating pond. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 August 2018. Reading this book was pure, unmitigated pleasure. If books are in a series, I usually prefer to read them in the order written only because sometimes a back reference may be made in a book further alo. Shades of Downton Abbey! Regards Ron. Refresh and try again. Download one of our FREE Kindle apps to start reading Kindle books on all your devices. In the course of this, she meets the attractive Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher, who is destined to play a large part in her future. During the aftermath of post-WWI England, Daisy Dalrymple surprises those around her by getting a writing job. The Honourable Daisy Dalrymple has taken an, I was mildly enjoying this book up to a point, when I suddenly realized how little was left - and how totally lacking in clues or information the mystery was. Daisy Dalrymple is off to Wentwater Court. During this heady and tumultuous time, the Honorable Daisy Dalrymple, the daughter of a Viscount, makes a decision shocking to her class: rather than be supported by her relations, she will earn her own living as a writer. Bernadette Dunne is the winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and has twice been nominated for the prestigious Audie Award. Hardcover, 320 pages. Ugh. I found a copy in a used book store...Death at Wentwater Court. Novice reporter and photographer, Daisy Dalrymple, is covering a story for Town and Country magazine on Wentwater Court when one of the guests is killed in an apparent ice-skating mishap, but Daisy's photographs ahow that an axe was used to weaken the ice. If books are in a series, I usually prefer to read them in the order written only because sometimes a back reference may be made in a book further along in the series. Author (s): Carola Dunn. He relies on Daisy’s help to get the information he needs. ISBN: 0750531479 (ISBN13: 9780750531474) Edition language: English. Death at Wentwater Court. Death at Wentwater Court. A comfortable enough historical cozy with likable characters, most notably the Honourable Daisy Dalrymple who hasn't let drastic changes in her family's fortunes get her down. She is going to be staying there while writing about the estate for Town and Country magazine. It's the early 1920s in England--the country is still recovering from the Great War and undergoing rapid social changes that many are not quite ready to accept. This lively mystery debut introduces the Honorable Daisy Dalrymple, who has taken a job to ensure her independence--an unusual step for the daughter of a viscount in 1922. leaving the remaining female family members somewhat impoverished. We’d love your help. [While I sympathized with the desire of the family to avoid a scandal, I am opposed to the idea of letting the guilty go free. by Carola Dunn Bernadette Dunne Audiobook. I’m still partly in the (temporary, let’s hope) mode of reading only for mindless escape and distraction. A series with all the charm of the classic golden age mysteries with the kind of full-blooded, three dimensional characters that define the best of modern mystery, the Daisy Dalrymple mysteries have been a favorite for more than two decades. Well, that was the reason I tried it. leaving the remaining female family members somewhat impoverished. I really enjoy this series. This is the first of so far 21 books and another is coming out in June 2015 so I envision many happy hours of reading. Death at Wentwater Court (Daisy Dalrymple, #1) Published January 1st 2010 by Magna Large Print Books. To see what your friends thought of this book, I found a copy in a used book store...Death at Wentwater Court. Welcome back. I listened to an audio edition published by Blackstone Audio Inc. Agatha Christie meets Downton Abbey in this story set in Britiain 1923. When journalist Daisy Dalrymple goes to Wentwater Court to write a magazine article about the estate, she finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation. "Death at Wentwater Court" is the first book in a series featuring The Honourable Daisy Dalrymple and Inspector Alec Fletcher of Scotland Yard. Daisy Dalrymple comes from a titled family, but after her brother was killed in the Great War and her father died in the flu epidemic their estate passed to a distant relative (shades of Jane Austen!) 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. This lighthearted Downton Abbey era 1920’s mystery totally charmed me. Then, when Lord Stephen Astwick is found dead on the frozen pond, her pictures show an interesting twist. After 30 years in the US, she says she still sounds as if she arrived a month ago. Otherwise a delightful cozy mystery. Well that was a flat story.Flat like an opened Coke bottle that has resided in the fridge for over a week, and in a moment of desperation for something sweet and refreshing you lunge for said beverage and gulp it down, only to fall weeping to the floor as you try to scrape away the sensation of fizz-less syrup congealing to your tongue, and no feeling of satisfaction to be found anywhere. But her planned interviews with the inhabitants of Wentwater Court give way to interrogation after suave Lord Stephen Astwick meets a dire fate on the tranquil skating pond. This is the first of a whole series of whodunnits set in the 1920s and featuring the Honourable Daisy Dalrymple. "Death at Wentwater Court" ist der erste Krimi in der Daisy Dalrymple-Reihe. Daisy solved the case and saved the day, but was it a just or forgivable solution? To the point that I plan on reading more books in this series. Although it is the first novel of the series, it’s not the first Daisy Dalrymple mystery I’ve read. The lively mystery debut for the Honourable Daisy Dalrymple. In a series debut from Carola Dunn that is sure to delight fans of the classic British cozy mystery, Death at Wentwater Court brings readers old and new back to the "golden age" of mystery. The deceased, found drowned in a lake, floating in a hole in the ice, was a though-going scoundrel, his presence tolerated purely because of his family connections. First books in mystery/detective series can be tough. by Carola Dunn Bernadette Dunne Audiobook. (Originally published in 1994). Listen to "Death at Wentwater Court A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery" by Carola Dunn available from Rakuten Kobo. This first installment of a cozy mystery series transports listeners back to the bygone era of 1923 Britain, where unflappable flapper and fledgling journalist Daisy Dalrymple daringly embarks on her first writing assignment—and promptly stumbles across a corpse. I had actually picked up. The Winter Garden Mystery (Daisy Dalrymple Mystery 2), Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 March 2014. Ms. Dunn was born and grew up in England, where she got a B.A. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 July 2017. Sorry for the spoilers but I would advise you go for Winspear, the Maisie Dobbs series if you like a bit of a decent plot and characters who grow plus period detail. I have already read several others in no particular order and I have to admit: I enjoyed them all. Murder on the Flying Scotsman (A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery Book 4), Damsel in Distress: A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery (Daisy Dalrymple Mysteries Book 5), Rattle his Bones (A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery Book 8), The Case of the Murdered Muckraker (A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery Book 10), Mistletoe and Murder (A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery Book 11), Fall of a Philanderer: A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery (Daisy Dalrymple Mysteries Book 14). Better as an audio book the second time around! She travelled as far as Fiji before returning to settle in California. More than twenty years ago, Carola Dunn introduced to the world the charming, vivacious and perspicacious Daisy Dalrymple and the tumultuous decade of the 1920s, in an England barely starting to recover from World War I and now undergoing rapid social changes. First, her losses – her dear brother Gervaise’s death in WWI, her fiancé Michael’s death, her father’s death from the deadly influenza epidemic, and her family home passing on to the next male heir, a cousin. :/, A very enjoyable first installment in the Daisy Dalrymple series, one that would definitely please fans of historical mysteries. I listened to an audio edition published by Blackstone Audio Inc. Agatha Christie meets Downton Abbey in this story set in Britiain 1923. I don't even go into used book stores too often, I spend waaay too much on books. Librarian Emily tells you all about the cozy mystery, "Death at Wentwater Court". The main letdown was that the crime was not actually s. Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn is the first book in the Daisy Dalrymple mystery series. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Strange and intense secrets come to light between family members and guests at the estate. This first installment of a delightful cozy mystery series transports listeners back to the bygo It's not Agatha Christie which is a tad more serious and a lot darker. The Hon Daisy Dalrymple seeks to write up a stately home for Town & Country magazine only to become embroiled in the death of a complete bounder. Death at Wentwater Court from Dymocks online bookstore. Death at Wentwater Court. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. ", "Perfectly captures the atmosphere and charm of the classic British cozy. Daisy, our so called detective character who is roped in to help the good looking police detective is a character with nowhere to go, no development in store. Does this book contain inappropriate content? Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Then, they need to bait us enough in the ending to ensure we pick up book number two in the series. At least that wasn’t stereotypical! First books in mystery/detective series can be tough. Then, they need to bait us enough in the ending to ensure we pick up book number two in the series. And at no point did anyone actu. I also found some character voices weren’t sufficiently different enough to tell apart. I love the lead characters, I love the setting – England in the 1920s – and I absolutely adore, A comfortable enough historical cozy with likable characters, most notably the Honourable Daisy Dalrymple who hasn't let drastic changes in her family's fortunes get her down. Or maybe I just like a bit more darkn. And then they flirt some more and everything is fine? The death looked accidental, except to … A good and enjoyable read with lots of what seemed to me to be believable period detail and atmosphere, Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn is the first book in the Daisy Dalrymple mystery series. 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