- Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Kensington; Reprint edition (Aug 29 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0758216009
- ISBN-13: 978-0758216007
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.8 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 45 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #258,701 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
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. Her first assignment for Town and Country takes her to Wentwater Court at Christmastime to write about the Wentwater family. Her visit is disrupted by unwelcome guest and--according to Lady Josephine--"utter cad" Lord Stephen Astwick. When Astwick's body is found floating under the ice in the estate's lake, attractive Scotland Yard Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher arrives on the scene. Daisy's photos of the victim, showing ax marks in the ice, suggest the death is murder and prompt Fletcher to enlist her as his stenographer during his investigations. With the entire family, from the earl to his grandchildren, under suspicion, Daisy takes on the role of liaison between landed and working classes. Astwick's indiscretions come to light and disclose more motives for murder at Wentwater Court. Inquisitive and sympathetic, Daisy identifies the murderer, suggests a solution pleasing to most of the family and secures the possibility of romance in her future.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Book Description
During the post-war turbulence of 1920s England, the Honorable Daisy Dalrymple shocks her family by getting a job writing, a job that leads her to Wentwater Court, a manor house full of jealousy and murder.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
A very British cozy,
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This review is from: Death At Wentwater Court (Mass Market Paperback)
I am an ardent reader of British mysteries. I was first drawn to this genre by reading a series of cozies. Over the years my tastes have changed, though, and I now much prefer a British psychological thriller or police procedural. However, I still read a cozy now and then for a change of pace."Death at Wentwater Court" is the first book in a series featuring The Honourable Daisy Dalrymple and Inspector Alec Fletcher of Scotland Yard. 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. Most of the sleuthing is done by Daisy, a member of the British aristocracy who, being rather down on her luck, is supporting herself by working as a journalist. Alec seems to be along for the ride providing her with bits of information that set her off in her pursuit to solve the murder. Oh, he also serves a very important role as a possible suitor for Daisy. I am giving this book three stars because I found it to be a bit too one-dimensional for my tastes. However, if you like an old fashioned very British mystery, this just might be your cuppa.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Murder of Manners,
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This review is from: Death At Wentwater Court (Mass Market Paperback)
Daisy Dalrymple is striking out on her own. Using her wealthy background, she gets a job for a magazine photographing and writing about the famous Wentwater Manor. Not too long after she arrives, one of her fellow guests is found dead in a hole in the ice. At first, it's thought to be an accident, but soon Daisy is convinced it's murder. Aiding the handsome Scotland Yard detective assigned to the case, she does her best to find the truth while keeping the family out of scandal.This is a fun mystery set in 1923 England. I was drawn into Daisy's world and was quite curious about what was really going on. Having said that, the plotting did seem a bit uneven. Still, it moved along nicely and reached a conclusion that was surprising and satisfying at the same time. The characters are almost all English aristocracy, and it was interesting getting a glimpse into their world at a less then ideal time. The dialog was so good that I could hear the accents most of the time. I'm looking forward to reading the other books in this fun, historical series.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Relatively rare setting for a bland mystery,
By Carol Peterson Hennekens (Colorado Springs, CO United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Death At Wentwater Court (Mass Market Paperback)
So you've read the entire Christie and Sayer's catalogue? And you're still hungry for mysteries set in the 1920's. This book is probably worth an evening. It's not a mesmerizing as the greats but is still a solid cozy with a likeable,'liberated' (for that era) heroine. The pacing is pretty slow. Also, after reading Airth's "River of Darkness" which is also set in post-WWI England, this story seems a little shallow. It's one thing for a book written in those times not to include modern concepts. It seems somewhat strange to see a 1990's book without a touch of psychology.
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