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by Carola Dunn (Author)
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Daisy Dalrymple, energetic young heroine of this series set in the early '20s (Damsel in Distress, 1997, etc.), is visiting the Henley-on-Thames country house of her aunt Lady Cheringham, and writing a story for an American magazine about the intercollegiate rowing events of the Thames Regatta. Her fianc, Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher, of Scotland Yard, is to meet her there on the upcoming weekend. Meanwhile, her aunt and uncles daughter Patricia is in love with Rollo Frieth, captain of Oxford's Ambrose College team, most of which is staying at the Cheringham house. It's soon apparent to Daisy that team spirit is being eroded by the arrogant verbal attacks directed by nasty Basil DeLancy at coxswain Horace Bott, whose only sin is that he's middle class and from the Midlands. When DeLancy falls overboard and dies, in a qualifying race, Alec finds himself confronting a case of murder instead of the peaceful weekend he and Daisy had envisioned. Awash in dull characters, wordy interviews, silly encounters, and unconvincing motives: only the riverside scene is worth time spent here. As Daisy might say, not very spiffing. -- Copyright ©1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"Plenty of period charm, flashes of wit, and just a whisper of romance to keep the reader entertained...A wonderful cosy treat!"-The Poisoned Pen"
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5.0 out of 5 stars A delightful series, Jun 21 2009
By Jude Gerstein (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
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When I started reading the first book in the series, it took me time to get into it. I think it was because the two books I had just finished reading before it were of a completely different time and style.

These books take place in Britain after The Great War. The effects of the war are not overlooked, yet the books are hardly depressing. I love the descriptions of the fashion styles, the different types of characters, and different settings for each book.

I now have the entire series to date and I am enjoying the books immensely. They are a good read, the characters are believable, and they flow right along.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Definitely not a character study!, Mar 8 2003
By Jeanne Gibbs (Minnesota) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dead In The Water (Mass Market Paperback)
My first problem with this book was trying to keep the characters straight. (They all seemed interchangeable.) But that problem was soon solved, because I didn't care about any of them enough to try to keep track of them. Which left the setting (the best part of the book) and the plot (not exactly spell-binding). I don't plan to read any others in this series.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Daisy and Alec are invited for a weekend at the boat races, Aug 5 2002
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This review is from: Dead In The Water (Mass Market Paperback)
Daisy and Alec are to be the guests of Daisy's aunt Lady Cherington for the Thames Cup boat races. Daisy's cousin Tish's beau, and his teammates, including Tish's cousin Cherry. There is some discord in the team. The Hon Basil DeLancy, an out an out cad, is baiting the cox, a Mr. Bott for not being as well borne or socially apt as the rest of them. Harold Bott has a huge chip on his shoulder and responds just as DeLancey wants him to. This all cumulates in DeLancey pushing Bott in the river after he disgraces himself by being sick during the race. Since DeLancey got him drunk the night before it really was his fault. Then, DeLancey dies after becoming sick during a four man race. Bott is naturally a suspect, and Alec takes over the case. He and Daisy seek the murderer.

These golden age mysteries are alot of fun. The murderer was fairly obvious, but getting to the conclusion was still worth reading. The author has a real gift for describing England in the 1920's.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A fun book!
Set in 1923 England, this series follows the adventures of the Honorable Daisy Dalrymple, a young woman who has defied convention by choosing to make her own living (as a... Read more
Published on July 7 2002 by Sharon Wylie

5.0 out of 5 stars Daisy deal s with social class prejudice obscuring crime.
In this Daisy adventure social class biases are a major factor confounding efforts to find the guilty. Read more
Published on Oct 18 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars top notch mystery with period flavor and good red herrings
I found plenty of charm and action in this "between thewars" murder mystery. With a twist on the country house party,Carola Dunn puts her slueth, the honourable Daisy... Read more
Published on Sep 19 1998

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