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Mistletoe and Murder is part of the Daisy Dalrymple series by Carola Dunn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plot<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In December 1923, Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher yields to the demands of her mother and the needs of her writing career and brings her family to an old Cornish estate for Christmas.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The estate, occupied by the poor relations of the ancestral lord, has a rich history of lore, ghost stories, and festering resentments some or all of which leaves them all trapped in a house with the corpse of a despotic chaplin and a murderer. Daisy\u2019s husband Inspector Alec is forced to give up his Christmas break to help Daisy solve the mystery.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Review<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

An easy to read cosy mystery. I hadn\u2019t read any of the Daisy Dalrymple series but it did not matter as this is a stand alone mystery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What starts out as a writing assignment turns into a family Christmas at the ancestral home of Lord Westmoor. He is not in attendance, much to the chagrin of Dowager Lady Dalrymple, Daisy\u2019s mother. Instead the estate at Brockdene in Cornwall is home to the Norvilles, Lord Westmoor\u2019s poorer relations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This branch of the family is kept separate from the rest of the the Norvilles and Lord Westmoor due to a scandal involving a missing marriage certificate. Something the current descendants attempt to rectify. If the certificate has been lost, or destroyed during a deadly family squabble, maybe a witness statement from the vicar who performed the ceremony will put matters right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe it would have, if only he had not been stabbed to death in the chapel!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now Daisy\u2019s new husband, Alec, a Scotland Yard detective, must forego his holiday to solve the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mainly like-able characters, except for the victim \u2013 you could see him being bumped off from the moment he appeared in the story. A good plot with a few twists and turns. Written in a style that makes you imagine your are at an ancestral home between the wars. This book has a satisfying ending with threads tied up neatly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A good book to read<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mistletoe and Murder is available from<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Waterstones<\/a> \u2013 https:\/\/tidd.ly\/4iy7MOI<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amazon<\/a> \u2013 https:\/\/amzn.to\/4okuTgD<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 City Adventurers Solve The Murder<\/a> \u2013 https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/a\/3668\/9781849017060<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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