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Black Ship
Black Ship: A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery | Carola Dunn
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In 1925, the Honourable Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher, her husband, Alec Fletcher (a Scotland Yard Detective) and their new twin infant children inherit and move to a new, larger house on the outskirts of London proper, in a stage of slight disrepair (thanks to an aged, now deceased, uncle). Set in a small circle of houses and a communal garden, it seems a near idyllic setting. That is until a dead body turns up half-hidden under the bushes of the communal garden, rumors of bootleggers, American gangsters, and an international liquor smuggling operation via black ships turn everything upside down. And it's up to Daisy - well, Alec with some help from Daisy - to find out who the dead man is, why he was murdered and who did him in!
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Librarybelle
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Mehso-so

In this edition of the Daisy Dalrymple series, US Prohibition and bootlegging in the UK makes a starring role. And, of course, Daisy finds herself in the thick of a murder investigation. Not one of my favorites in the series, and I think it‘s because the beginning chapters have dual narratives that converge into one. One piece of advice: always listen to Daisy!

I continue to enjoy listening to this series - great distraction while cleaning!

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zsuzsanna_reads
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Pickpick

One of the best books in the series so far. Sadly, the murderer was obvious early on (information revealed to reader, not investigators), so this was more of a "how do they find out". Probably best for those who already know and love the characters. Illustrated with a bottle of cider as smuggling alcohol into the States plays a major role!

zsuzsanna_reads Also, the cover is nice when not being photographed in the glare of my kitchen downlighters! 7y
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zsuzsanna_reads
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Indeed!

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Moonglotexas
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Great one, really enjoyed it! Developments in Daisy's personal life really rounded it out!

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Moonglotexas
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Warm fire, good mystery book #soblessed