The Darling Dahlias and the Eleven O..., Susan Wittig Albert
The Darling Dahlias and the Eleven O..., Susan Wittig Albert
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The Darling Dahlias and the Eleven O'Clock Lady

Author: Susan Wittig Albert

Narrator: Peggity Price

Unabridged: 9 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/01/2015


Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author Susan Wittig Albert transports readers to the summer of 1934, when a sensational murder shakes up the small Southern town of Darling, Alabama-and pulls in the ladies of the Darling Dahlias' garden club, who never let the grass grow under their feet when there's a mystery to solve . The eleven o'clock lady has always been one of garden club president Liz Lacy's favorite spring wildflowers. The plant is so named because the white blossoms don't open until the sun shines directly on them and wakes them up. But another Eleven O'Clock Lady is never going to wake up again. Rona Jean Hancock-a telephone switchboard operator who earned her nickname because her shift ended at eleven, when her nightlife was just beginning-has been found strangled with her own silk stocking in a very unladylike position. Gossip sprouts like weeds in a small town, and Rona Jean's somewhat wild reputation is the topic of much speculation regarding who might have killed her. As the Darling Dahlias begin to sort through Rona Jean's private affairs, it appears there may be a connection to some skullduggery at the local Civilian Conservation Corps camp. Working at the camp, garden club vice president Ophelia Snow digs around to expose the truth . before a killer pulls up stakes and gets away with murder.

About Susan Wittig Albert

Susan Wittig Albert is the New York Times bestselling author of A Wilder Rose, about Rose Wilder Lane and the writing of the Little House books. Her award-winning fiction also includes mysteries in the China Bayles series, the Darling Dahlias, the Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter, and a series of Victorian-Edwardian mysteries she has written with her husband, Bill Albert, under the pseudonym of Robin Paige. She is founder and current president of the Story Circle Network and a member of the Texas Institute of Letters.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sallee on December 26, 2015

This was a great improvement of the last Darling Dahlias mystery. This was chock full of human interest and interesting new and well known characters. The story was very interesting and kept me entertained to the end. As a great fan of Susan Wittig Albert, I feel this is one of her best Dahlias stor......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on September 28, 2017

A joy to read, as Susan Wittig Albert's books always are. It's nice to be able to lose yourself for a little while in a place where people are friendly and helpful to each other.......more

Goodreads review by Anne on May 19, 2016

This book was as well written as the other books in this series. The story was great but I missed the Dahlias more than I enjoyed Charlie and Buddy. This book seemed to have more facts and figures in it or maybe they came across more as facts and figures. These books are very well researched and mos......more

Goodreads review by Molly on September 04, 2015

Albert pens the best stories with great characters. I want to be friends with these ladies!......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on August 06, 2022

This is by far the best one in the series. Darling, Alabama is pulling out of the Depression - FDR is President, his innovative social programs are having a positive ripple effect throughout the South. Still lots of repetition, I just sluff over it. Many, many characters (at least 50) so why does the......more