AuthorCarola Dunn
NarratorLucy Rayner
SeriesDaisy Dalrymple, Book 8
Duration8h 2m
CategoriesAdult Fiction, Crime, Thriller and Mysteries, Cosy Crime
PublisherBlackstone Audiobooks
VersionUnabridged
The eighth installment in this cozy mystery series features Daisy Dalrymple at the Museum of Natural History, a place of fascination-and murderIn the summer of 1923, the Honorable Daisy Dalrymple makes what should be an uneventful research trip to the Museum of Natural History quite an eventful day-with her nephew Derek and her soon-to-be stepdaughter Belinda in tow. But as she interviews the various curators for her article on the museums of London, she soon discovers that the Museum of Natural History is a hothouse of professional rivalry and jealousy. Much resentment exists, particularly between Dr. Smith Woodward, the keeper of geology, responsible for the fossil collection, and Dr. Pettigrew, the keeper of mineralogy, responsible for the museum's fabulous gem collection.On a later trip, as closing time nears, Daisy hears two voices followed by a tremendous crash and rushes into the next hall to discover Dr. Pettigrew dead-murdered amidst a pile of dinosaur bones.Daisy's fianc‚, Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher of Scotland Yard, is assigned to investigate and together they must unravel a most baffling case of missing gems, dispossessed European royalty, professional rivalry, and a murder most foul.
Daisy Dalrymple Book 18: Sheer Folly
Author: Carola Dunn
Author Carola Dunn
Narrator Lucy Rayner
SeriesDaisy Dalrymple, Book 18
Duration 11h 17m
In March of 1926, Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher and her friend and collaborator, Lady Lucy Gerald, head off for several days to a stately home reputed to have the best grotto in the country. Working on a book of architectural follies, they plan to research and photograph it. Leaving her husband and young twins behind, Daisy is expecting a productive wee...
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Daisy Dalrymple Book 10: The Case of the Murdered Muckracker
Author: Carola Dunn
Author Carola Dunn
Narrator Lucy Rayner
SeriesDaisy Dalrymple, Book 10
Duration 7h 56m
In late 1923 the newly married Daisy Dalrymple and her husband, Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher of Scotland Yard, come to America for a honeymoon visit. In the midst of a pleasure trip, however, both work in a bit of business-Alec travels to Washington, DC to consult with the US government, Daisy to New York to meet with her American magazi...
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Daisy Dalrymple Book 6: Dead In the Water
Author: Carola Dunn
Author Carola Dunn
Narrator Mia Chiaromonte
SeriesDaisy Dalrymple, Book 6
Duration 7h 23m
May the best man die! In July of 1923, the Honorable Daisy Dalrymple travels to Henley-on-Thames to visit her aunt and uncle, as well as to work on her latest writing assignment: covering the Henley Royal Regatta for an American magazine. Daisy plans a simple trip researching her article, enjoying the races, and, come the weekend, having a pleasant...
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Daisy Dalrymple Book 19: Anthem For Doomed Youth
Author: Carola Dunn
Author Carola Dunn
Narrator Lucy Rayner
SeriesDaisy Dalrymple, Book 19
Duration 10h 42m
In the Spring of 1926, the corpses of three men are found in shallow graves off the beaten path in Epping Forest outside of London-each shot through the heart and bearing no identification. DCI Alec Fletcher of Scotland Yard, the lead detective, is immediately given two urgent orders by his supervisor at the Yard: solve the murders quickly and keep...
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Daisy Dalrymple Book 13: A Mourning Wedding
Author: Carola Dunn
Author Carola Dunn
Narrator Lucy Rayner
SeriesDaisy Dalrymple, Book 13
Duration 10h 23m
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...
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Daisy Dalrymple Book 15: Gunpowder Plot
Author: Carola Dunn
Author Carola Dunn
Narrator Lucy Rayner
SeriesDaisy Dalrymple, Book 15
Duration 8h 56m
In the winter of 1924, Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher travels to a school friend's house to witness the estate's famous Guy Fawkes celebration. But she gets more than the quiet weekend at the quaint family manse that she was originally hoping for.The home is the site of some severe family tension. The Viscount and head of the family is a strict and unyie...
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Daisy Dalrymple Book 21: Heirs of the Body
Author: Carola Dunn
Author Carola Dunn
Narrator Lucy Rayner
SeriesDaisy Dalrymple, Book 21
Duration 11h 27m
When one of four potential claimants to the title of Lord Dalrymple dies a sudden, nasty death, the question on everyone's mind is, "was it murder?" In the late 1920s in England, the Honorable Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher is recruited to help her cousin Edgar-i.e. the Lord Dalrymple. About to turn fifty, Lord Dalrymple decides it is time to find out wh...
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Daisy Dalrymple Book 11: Mistletoe and Murder
Author: Carola Dunn
Author Carola Dunn
Narrator Lucy Rayner
SeriesDaisy Dalrymple, Book 11
Duration 7h 46m
Seething resentments, well-kept family secrets, and a savage murder set the stage for Christmas in Cornwall in this cozy holiday installment of the Daisy Dalrymple mysteries. In December 1923, the formidable Dowager Viscountess Dalrymple has decided that for Christmas the family will all gather at Brockdene in Cornwall at the invitation of Lord Wes...
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Daisy Dalrymple Book 5: Damsel In Distress
Author: Carola Dunn
Author Carola Dunn
Narrator Mia Chiaromonte
SeriesDaisy Dalrymple, Book 5
Duration 7h 34m
In spring a young man's fancy will turn to love, and the Honorable Phillip Petrie is no exception. Daisy's chum is totally smitten with Miss Gloria Arbuckle, daughter of a millionaire Yank. But before the enthusiastic suitor can pop the question, his beloved is abducted. As a distraught Mr. Arbuckle begins assembling the ransom, Phillip enlists Dai...
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Daisy Dalrymple Book 9: To Davy Jones Below
Author: Carola Dunn
Author Carola Dunn
Narrator Lucy Rayner
SeriesDaisy Dalrymple, Book 9
Duration 8h 22m
In late 1926, the newly married Daisy Dalrymple and Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher of Scotland Yard take an ocean voyage to America for their honeymoon. Daisy and Alec are accompanied by Daisy's childhood friend Phillip Petrie, his wife, Gloria, and Gloria's father, American millionaire industrialist Caleb P. Arbuckle, and all are looking...
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