Styx and Stones
In 1923, the Honourable Daisy Dalrymple travels to her brother's small village to investigate a series of vile poison-pen letters that several residents have been receiving. As Daisy soon discovers, the village is a hotbed of resentment and intrigue that quickly escalates to foul murder.
In 1923, the Honourable Daisy Dalrymple travels to her brother's small village to investigate a series of vile poison-pen letters that several residents have been receiving. As Daisy soon discovers, the village is a hotbed of resentment and intrigue that quickly escalates to foul murder.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780758213952 (0758213956)
Publish date: June 1st 2006
Publisher: Kensington
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Series: Daisy Dalrymple (#7)
I felt like I missed part of the argument and making up but overall very enjoyable story of Daisy getting asked to look into poison pen letters and being drawn into murder, as usual. Interesting interactions between her, her sister and Alec and there was a hilarious conversation about his family wh...
I can always rely on Daisy Dalrymple to be the heroine of an enjoyable book. Dunn writes with such panache as if she peeked into her chosen time and place, England in the 1920s, through some magical lens, and then told the story the way it should be told in the 21st century. The blend of cozy histor...
Interesting book... so much happens so quickly, I had finished the book after feeling as if I'd just begun. Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher & daughter Belinda are featured, as well as Daisy's sister Violet, BIL John, & nephew Dereck.Lord John (BIL) has been receiving poison pen letters. Seem...
My favourite in the series so far.
Daisy Dalrymple, a well-bred, earnest, and deeply inquisitive journalist in the 1930s, has discovered yet another mystery. People in her sister's village have been getting cruel anonymous notes about their secret foibles*. People get increasingly tense, until at last, someone is killed. Daisy and...
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