A Mourning Wedding, Carola Dunn
A Mourning Wedding, Carola Dunn
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A Mourning Wedding
A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery

Author: Carola Dunn

Narrator: Lucy Rayner

Unabridged: 10 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/03/2017

Synopsis

The inimitable Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher and her husband Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher seem to get a reprieve from their sleuthing duties when they are invited to the wedding of their friend, Lucy Fotheringay.Lucy’s grandfather is hosting the ceremony at his beautiful estate and so it promises to be a typical affair with hordes of gossipy aunts and other colorful but not necessarily pleasant relatives. Daisy meets all these characters and observes the ensuing familial fraternization with a certain kind of amusing nonchalance. That is, until Lucy’s great aunt is found strangled to death in her bed. Lucy, in the meantime, has arranged to meet her betrothed in the conservatory, but when she arrives she finds him trying to revive her uncle, who has died—or has he been murdered? And just like that a normally celebratory occasion turns suspicious. Now Daisy must sift through a throng of relatives—aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents—once wedding guests and now murder suspects. And she must find the killer quickly before another family member becomes a corpse.

About Carola Dunn

Carola Dunn is the author of several series of novels, including Regency romances, the Daisy Dalrymple mysteries, the Cornish mysteries, and more than two dozen stand-alone novels.

About Lucy Rayner

Lucy Rayner is an Earphones Award–winning narrator and award-winning British actress. She has starred in numerous short and feature-length films, including English20 and Total Retribution. For her performance in Bolero, she was named Best Supporting Actress at the 2013 Madrid International Film Festival. She has worked on both sides of the Atlantic in a number of theater productions and films, many of which have screened at festivals around the world. She has a master’s degree in history from the University of Edinburgh and is a graduate of the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York City.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lynx on February 11, 2018

Whenever I am in the mood to travel to 1920's England I pick up a Dalrymple cozy. With so many in the series it goes without saying some are stronger then others but I find they give me exactly what I'm looking for. Dunn packs in so many characters with so many secrets it can be hard to follow if yo......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on June 08, 2013

Too sweet for me. Better choices are Jacqueline Winspear (Maisie Dobbs series) for her unflinching portrayal of the difficult times in post-World War I, especially for "surplus" women, and for her exploration of class issues. For a "lower-class policeman marries upper-class woman," see Anne Perry's Th......more

Goodreads review by Jim on May 31, 2019

A good twisty mystery that Daisy is, as usual, not only in the middle of, but instrumental in figuring out. You'd think that would get old, but it doesn't. This one takes place in Lucy's grandfather's (great-grand?) huge estate where she is supposed to get married. All the family is there & it's a H......more

Goodreads review by Aarathi Burki on August 28, 2022

This was a gripping novel with loads of mystery and i couldn't guess the murderer till the very end.As usual Daisy and Alec were top knotch. Only negative for me was that there were too many characters and any number of brothers sisters aunts uncles that it was difficult to keep track .Looking forwa......more

Quotes

“The character-driven elements that normally make this series so enjoyable are also present here…Daisy is such a winning character…one of the more charming female sleuths in the genre.” Booklist

“Carefully crafted characters, plenty of plot twists, a high-class setting, and an altogether satisfactory conclusion make for top-hole entertainment.” Publishers Weekly

“Daisy’s in rare form here: soothing and smoothing, but all the while snooping as only she can.” Kirkus Reviews

“A charming cozy, Dunn’s latest is ripe with suspects and keeps the reader guessing…Fans of British cozies should be pleased with Daisy’s latest adventure.” RT Book Reviews

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