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Superfluous Women
- A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery
- Narrated by: Lucy Rayner
- Length: 11 hrs and 32 mins
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Summary
In England in the late 1920s, the Honourable Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher, on a convalescent trip to the countryside, goes to visit three old school friends in the area. The three, all unmarried, have recently bought a house together. They are a part of the generation of “superfluous women” - brought up expecting marriage and a family, but left without any prospects after more than 700,000 British men were killed in the Great War.
Daisy and her husband Alec - Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher, of Scotland Yard - go for a Sunday lunch with Daisy’s friends, where one of the women mentions a wine cellar below their house, which remains curiously locked, no key to be found. Alec offers to pick the lock, but when he opens the door, what greets them is not a cache of wine but the stench of a long-dead body.
And with that, what was a pleasant Sunday lunch has taken an unexpected turn. Now Daisy’s three friends are the most obvious suspects in a murder and her husband Alec is a witness, so he can’t officially take over the investigation. So before the local detective, Inspector Underwood, can officially bring charges against her friends, Daisy is determined to use all her resources (Alec) and skills to solve the mystery behind this perplexing locked-room crime.
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-07-22
Good plot
Thought the story and the characters good. Found the portrayal of the male characters rather strained at times.
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- Mrs. C. Hunt
- 03-11-21
Superfluous women
Another terrific mystery where more ladies need to be in the force. Funny, and twisty turns all the way. Read brilliantly again by Lucy Rayner.
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- Tracy Tucker
- 05-06-22
One of my favourites
This story really grabs you by the collar and makes sure you pay attention. One of my favourite Daisy Dalrimple stories thus far. Although the narrator can be at times rather shrill and can pis-pronounce (yes, I did that on purpose) some English words with the best of them, I have to say that I find her very talented in voice-acting, and although an actual English person might be better to read the stories, Lucy Rayner's talent would be sorely missed.
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- pammy vallance
- 26-04-23
fabulous
love the book like all the rest going to listen to them all over again
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- Linda Nicholls
- 13-01-23
Enjoyab!e
Good cosy mystery. Interesting plot, well described characters and settings. My favourite cosy mystery heroine rides again.
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- Trevelyan
- 15-07-18
Poor narrator
I have listened to other Daisy Dalrymple books and they are all very similar, a definite formula. They are very light, fluffy and undemanding and there is a time and place for such stories to be enjoyed. Unfortunately, the lady who narrates these stories is very poor. Her accents are decidedly dubious and the characterization inconsistent. Irritatingly, she can only denote a male character by growling, basso profundo, in a very unbelievable way.
I would listen to more of the Daisy books if only a new and improved narrator could be found.
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- Sawo
- 03-06-22
Good story
Another enjoyable listen. Particularly liked the reader’s characterisation of the three ladies. I prefer DS Piper’s new voice too.
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- Eric Maggs
- 03-05-23
one of the best Daisy stories so far.
Lucy Raynor's narration has either grown on me or it's slowly but surely improving.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-04-22
my favourite!
this is my favourite Daisy Dalrymple mystery! absolutely brilliant story and characters! I loved the narration too.
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- lyn
- 12-02-22
Fabulous
Page turning story, you are drawn to the characters. I could not help but love Daisy. Story kept me guessing who the killer was.
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