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'The period features are done with aplomb, the dialogue shines with Golden Age wit, and McPherson's heroine is warm and sharp as well as ingenious at solving the mysteries she is presented with.' -- Scotland on Sunday on DANDY GILVER AND AN UNSUITABLE DAY FOR A MURDER 'A subtle detonation of the cosy genre... an acute sense of period, sharp observation of the mores of the day (both above and below stairs), a nicely-judged infusion of humour and a winning heroine.' -- Independent on DANDY GILVER AND THE PROPER TREATMENT OF BLOODSTAINS 20091203 'Guaranteed to appeal to those who have never got over the death of Dorothy L Sayers ... McPherson has an ear for mellifluous language ... The story bristles with clues, and the resolution. is unguessable.' -- Financial Times on DANDY GILVER AND THE PROPER TREATMENT OF BLOODSTAINS 20091203 'Dan Brown meets Barbara Pym ... Dandy is brisk, baffled, heroic, kindly, scandalised and - above all - very funny' -- Guardian 20091203
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Friday 3rd June, 1927 Dear Alec, 'Careful what you wish for, lest it come true' is my new motto, and here is why. I was summoned to Dunfermline, that old grey town, in the matter of a missing heiress. She had flounced off in a sulk over forbidden love and I, suspecting elopement, was loath to take the job of scouring guesthouses to find the little madam and her paramour. Before I could wriggle out of it, though, there was a murder in the mix - or was it suicide? I had hardly begun to decide when it happened again. Then I was sacked. Actually sacked! By two separate people, and both dismissals in writing. And that's not even the worst of it, darling: matters here are careering downwards much in the style of a runaway train. Please hurry - or who knows where it might end, Dandy xx
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Fun read, more titles for Kindle please!, Jun 12 2011
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This was the first Dandy Gilver mystery I've read and I really enjoyed it. I'm not a huge mystery reader but I do love me some Rex Stout and have read most of his mysteries. That said, I never got into many others but the titles and cover art of this series appealed to me. More importantly, as I read it, I appreciated the author's writing style and increasingly-complicated storyline. I was actually surprised at her daring and that was refreshing. This story may not be for the faint of heart but I was kind of amused by what she came up with, not to mention intrigued as the story progressed. If I can't guess the outcome by half to two-thirds of the way though, you've got me. I plan to go back and read the others in book form as this seems to be the only title available for Kindle. That's really too bad!This may not be totally relevant, but I do think this series (and Dandy Gilver as a detective/heroine) is far superior to Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobbs series. I point this out because there are many similaries between these two contemporary authors and period detectives. Maisie Dobbs may be the more interesting premise, and I do enjoy the post-WWI commentary and backstory, but the writing doesn't always hold up to the content. Winspear doesn't put much faith in her readers and feels a need to spell out every little thing, and for me, Maisie Dobbs doesn't quite come to life like Dandy Gilver. I get the impression that Catriona Mcpherson is having a lot more fun with her character(s) and that comes across to the reader. She also isn't trying quite so hard, with lots of adverbs like 'sagely' all over the place. I'm a fan of both and will probably read all the books in both series, so if you enjoy the Dandy Gilver mysteries, you'll likely also like Maisie Dobbs. However, this series is a slightly more enjoyable read!
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