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The Corpse at the Crystal Palace
The Corpse at the Crystal Palace: A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery | Carola Dunn
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A casual outing to the Crystal Palace in London takes a mysterious and murderous turn in The Corpse at the Crystal Palace, the latest mystery in Carola Dunns beloved Daisy Dalrymple series. April 1928: Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher is visited in London by her young cousins. On the list of must-see sites is the Crystal Palace. Discovering that her children's nanny, Nanny Gilpin, has never seen the Palace, Daisy decides to make a day of itbringing her cousins, her 3-year-old twins, her step-daughter Belinda, the nurserymaid, and Nanny Gilpin. Yet this ordinary outing goes wrong when Mrs. Gilpin goes off to the ladies room and fails to return. When Daisy goes to look for her, she doesn't find her nanny but instead the body of another woman dressed in a nanny's uniform. Meanwhile, Belinda and the cousins spot Mrs. Gilpin chasing after yet another nanny. Intrigued, they trail the two through the vast Crystal Palace and into the park. After briefly losing sight of their quarry, they stumble across Mrs. Gilpin lying unconscious in a small lake inhabited by huge concrete dinosaurs. When she comes to, Mrs. Gilpin can't remember what happened after leaving the twins in the nurserymaid's care. Daisy's husband, Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher of Scotland Yard, finds himself embroiled in the investigation of the murdered nanny. Worried about her children's own injured nanny, Daisy is determined to help. First she has to discover the identity of the third nanny, the presumed murderer, and to do so, Daisy must uncover why the amnesic Mrs. Gilpin deserted her charges to follow the missing third nanny.
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Librarybelle
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The last (to date) Daisy Dalrymple mystery, and it ended in a satisfying (to me) way. Overall, I liked this one better than a few of the other series entries I‘ve listened to recently - some prior characters come back, and one is murdered under strange circumstances. Daisy in her meddling ways is on the case!

If you are looking for a longish series set in 1920s England, definitely try this series! Some titles are better than others ⬇️⬇️⬆️

Librarybelle ⬆️⬆️⬆️ but the character development and storylines are fun to read throughout the series. 2y
robinb Ohhh, this sounds right up my alley! Long mystery series, I‘m there. LOL (edited) 2y
Librarybelle @robinb It was very enjoyable! Some are better than others, but Daisy is a lot of fun. 2y
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MarkoPDX
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Read in 2020. I honestly don't remember how this book ended.

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Verity
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So much fun. Not my favourite in the series, but so nice to be back in Daisy‘s world with all the gang and a fair few reoccurring characters too. I hope the wait for the next one isn‘t as long.

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Verity
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I may have treated myself to this to read on the plane. It was 99p on kindle yesterday so how could I resist?!

Lreads I love the artwork! 6y
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AnneEssDee
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I have 99 problems, one of which is not being able to find a bookmark when I need one. Revoke my card! Srsly though, if it wasn't for my kids, I wouldn't be stopping this book!

#readtribe #badlibraryuser