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It is August of 1923 and the heat of the summer has turned London into a furnace. The recently engaged Honourable Daisy Dalrymple is invited to lunch by Lord John Frobisher, her brother-in-law, who has come to the city from his small village in Kent to attend to business. The business he's... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Daisy Dalrymple: Add a description of this character.
- Johnnie: Daisy's brother-in-law
- Alec Fletcher: detective for Scotland Yard, Daisy's fiance
- Professor Osborne: the vicar's brother, professor at Cambridge, visiting during school break
- Derek: Daisy's 9-year-old nephew
- Mrs. Burden: runs the local store and post office
- Miss Prothero: older village spinster
- Mrs. LeBeau: racy widow, rather scandalous reputation
- Mrs. Molesworth: cheerful widow who's come down in the world
- Dr. Padgett: local doctor
- Belinda: Alec's daughter, visiting with Daisy
- Miss Hendricks: local spinster
- Mrs. Willoughby-Jones: bored, rude local woman
- Violet: Lady John, Daisy's sister and married to Johnnie
- Mr. Osborne: local vicar
- Mr. Paramount: Johnnie's uncle, seldom leaves his house, resents Johnnie inheriting
- Sam Basin: works at the garage, drives a motorcycle
- Lucy: Daisy's roommate in London
- Brigadier Lomax: retired, might be getting poison pen letters also
- Piers Catterick: writer of racy novels
- Rosa Lomax: the Brigadier's wife
- Mrs. Gresham: wife of the local atheist
- Mrs. Osborne: the vicar's wife, runs the village
First Sentence edit
Darling, I wish I could.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 7 of 20 in A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery. (standard series)
Preceded by Dead in the Water, and followed by Rattle His Bones.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Carola Dunn (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 0312205929
Page Count: 256
Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 0312205929
Page Count: 256
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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