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Daisy Dalrymple, having lost her father, brother, and fiance d́uring World War I, travels to Wentwater Court to conduct an interview for "Town and Country" magazine but instead becomes involved in the investigation into the death of Lord Astwick.
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18 primary booksDaisy Dalrymple is a 18-book series with 18 primary works first released in 1994 with contributions by Carola Dunn and Bernadette Dunne.
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Generally a fun and easy read. This required some suspense of disbelief here and there, and seemed more interested in some juicy drama and romance rather than the mystery itself, but it was pretty decent overall.
Overall, meh. A few of the characters have a spark of life (only a skosh), but others are light pencil sketches. The plot is a bit dull, what with a country estate, interactions with the gentry, and a ho-hum twist. There were several points at which the detective and The Honorable Daisy Dalrymple would dismiss another character as a suspect because they were likable. Really? I skimmed the next book or two in the series and found the same flaws flitting through the first installment in the series. Daisy Dalrymple cannot hope to compete with Maisie Dobbs and a P. G. Wodehouse/Agatha Christie mash up this isn't.