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The Case of the Murdered Muckraker

The Daisy Dalrymple Mysteries, Book 10

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The Case of the Murdered Muckraker

By: Carola Dunn
Narrated by: Lucy Rayner
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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 magazine editor.

While in New York, Daisy stays at the famed Hotel Chelsea, which is not only close to the Flatiron Building offices of Abroad magazine, where she'll be meeting with her editor, but home to many of New York's artists and writers.

After her late-morning meeting, Daisy agrees to accompany her editor, Mr. Thorwald, to lunch. But as they are leaving the offices, they hear a gunshot and see a man plummeting down an elevator shaft. The man killed was one of her fellow residents at the Hotel Chelsea, Otis Carmody, who was a journalist with no end of enemies - personal and professional - who would delight in his death. Again in the midst of a murder investigation, Daisy's search for the killer takes her to all levels of society - and even on a mad dash across the country - as she attempts to solve a puzzle that would baffle even Philo Vance himself.

©2002 Carola Dunn (P)2016 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Detective Fiction Historical Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Women Sleuths Women's Fiction New York Hotel Cosy

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Unfortunately, although this is the third narrator for this series, they are still not English. Maybe these books should be called "The case of the murdered English Language". I am a big fan of the stories but not a fan at all of any of the narrators.

Part of an Excellent series

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I've listened to several Carola Dunn books, always found them a reasonably pleasant and undemanding listen despite narration by someone with an American accent and no knowledge of British pronunciation - and who makes Alec from Scotland Yard sound as though he is in pain.
However this one is just far fetched,with an unrealistic storyline more like a thriller and incredibly stereotyped American police, although it does touch on some social aspects of the 1920s, such as prohibition, equality for women in employment and discrimination against people of colour.
I'm glad it's included with Audible membership as I wouldn't have been pleased if I had paid for it.

Far fetched story and stereotyped characters

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Very good performance by narrator. I'm glad I found this series. I really enjoy the stories and the social history.

Excellent!

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l didn't like the speaker voice. she was a bit bland the voices just run into together.

just couldn't get into the storyl

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Thoroughly enjoyed Daisy’s adventure. Loved her first flight across America. Daisy always gets her man.

Best one so far.

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At last an excellent narrator, so much better to listen to, which makes these books much more enjoyable. Nearly gave up reading them due to dreadful accents reading so many words badly, I'm glad I didn't though this lady so good

Narrator

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Would have been so much better if because of the amount of male and female voices and different accents needed that a man and woman could have read this . The Chicago style “mafia “ cop voice was awful and so was one of the sisters who just seem to screech “oh myyyyyy” a lot . Story line was interesting until the last 3 chapters when it just faded and the end was lacking in everything.

Awful accents . Needed 2 storytellers.

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oh dear, such extreme stereotyping esp.in New York. saved by the wonderful flight characters.

too many stereotypes

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I love these books. Narration and accents are good. As usual the story and characters come to
Life straightaway. Moving onto the next one.

Excellent story

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What one has come to expect from Daisy and her author , gentle engrossing entertainment. I still find the narration slightly odd the lady tries too hard.

What one has come to expect

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