Death at Wentwater Court
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TITLE: Death at Wentwater Court
AUTHOR: Carola Dunn
SERIES: Daisy Dalrymple (#1)
RELEASES: September 1, 2006 by Kensington
GENRE: Mystery, Historical Fiction, Historical mystery
AGE RANGE: Adult
RATING: 2.5 out 5
SYNOPSIS: 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.
No stranger to sprawling country estates, wealthy Daisy Dalrymple is breaking new ground in having scandalously traded silver spoon for pen and camera to cover a story for Town and Country magazine. 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.
Armed with evidence that his fate was anything but accidental, Daisy joins forces with Scotland Yard to examine an esteemed collection of suspects and to see that the unlikely culprit doesn't slip through their fingers just as the unfortunate Astwick slipped through the ice.
REVIEW: Daisy Dalrymple is on her way to Wentwater Court. Her assignment will be to write about the estate for Town and Country magazine while she is staying there. She didn't expect to walk into a death. Initially, it was an accident, but several things don't seem right. An investigation follows. A deeper investigation reveals much more serious issues.
In this murder mystery, The solution was disclosed through confession rather than investigation. I was also disappointed with how easily everyone was let off at the end by the author. Maybe I just prefer darker murder mysteries.
I would have liked some characters to be less clichéd cutouts and contribute more to the story.
The author has conducted thorough research when she employs aristocratic slang, which can appear somewhat ridiculous. Despite enjoying this book, I'm not sure if I will read the rest of the series.
As a whole, this book may appeal to lovers of cozy mysteries, but it lacks inspiration.
