The Case of Murdered Muckraker (Daisy Dalrymple Mysteries) [Englisch] [Taschenbuch]

The latest installment of Dunn's quaint series starring Daisy Dalrymple--now Fletcher after her recent marriage to Scotland Yard Inspector Alec Fletcher--lets readers see Daisy in action without Alec, who's in Washington, D.C., advising the U.S. government and doesn't appear until late in the story. Daisy is staying alone at the famous Chelsea Hotel in New York, continuing her travel writing duties for Abroad magazine. Dunn once again peppers the story with historical tidbits from the late 1920s: Prohibition, the Algonquin Round Table, J. Edgar Hoover, and more. Most of the historical name-dropping is somewhat choppily incorporated into the action, but the odd bit--such as the "tea" drinkers in the hotel lobby with whiskey in their teapots--captures the atmosphere perfectly. When Daisy witnesses the murder of a journalist, her neighbor at the Chelsea, he joins with a bumbling federal agent to track down the killer. Despite its rather implausible plot and heavy-handed history lesson, this is a charming-enough mix of cozy and historical subgenres, and it features an endearing protagonist. Jenny McLarin
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Now married to a Scotland Yard detective, series sleuth Daisy Dalrymple takes on another murder case when the pair honeymoons in New York. While there, Daisy sees a journalist fall down an elevator shaft after being shot. With lively city surrounds circa 1923, including the Chelsea Hotel.
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In her tenth installment Daisy (now wife to Detective Chief Inspector Alex Fletcher) discovers that a guest at her New York City honeymoon hotel has checked out--permanently. Original.