Rattle His Bones, Carola Dunn
Rattle His Bones, Carola Dunn
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Rattle His Bones
A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery

Author: Carola Dunn

Narrator: Lucy Rayner

Unabridged: 8 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/16/2016


Synopsis

The eighth installment in this cozy mystery series features Daisy Dalrymple at the Museum of Natural History, a place of fascination—and murderIn the summer of 1923, the Honorable Daisy Dalrymple makes what should be an uneventful research trip to the Museum of Natural History quite an eventful day—with her nephew Derek and her soon-to-be stepdaughter Belinda in tow. But as she interviews the various curators for her article on the museums of London, she soon discovers that the Museum of Natural History is a hothouse of professional rivalry and jealousy. Much resentment exists, particularly between Dr. Smith Woodward, the keeper of geology, responsible for the fossil collection, and Dr. Pettigrew, the keeper of mineralogy, responsible for the museum’s fabulous gem collection.On a later trip, as closing time nears, Daisy hears two voices followed by a tremendous crash and rushes into the next hall to discover Dr. Pettigrew dead—murdered amidst a pile of dinosaur bones.Daisy’s fiancé, Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher of Scotland Yard, is assigned to investigate and together they must unravel a most baffling case of missing gems, dispossessed European royalty, professional rivalry, and a murder most foul.

About Carola Dunn

Carola Dunn is the author of several series of novels, including Regency romances, the Daisy Dalrymple mysteries, the Cornish mysteries, and more than two dozen stand-alone novels.

About Lucy Rayner

Lucy Rayner is an award-winning British actress who earned her master's degree in history from The University of Edinburgh and is a graduate of The Lee Strasberg Institute in New York City. The recipient of the Best Supporting Actress award at the Madrid International Film Festival, she has earned two Earphones Awards for her work in audiobook narration.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Gerry on July 09, 2024

I am usually a Daisy Dalrymple fan but this tale, despite its great setting in the Natural History Museum, did absolutely nothing for me. A jewel theft, a murder and a disparate group of characters there certainly were but as for a coherent story line, I couldn't just grasp it. It rambled, it wandere......more

Goodreads review by Camilla on February 21, 2016

The year is 1923. The Honourable Daisy Dalrymple is writing an article about the Natural History Museum in London for an American magazine. While doing the research for it, a curator is murdered and a jewelry theft is discovered. Carola Dunn had the foresight of publishing an elementary floor plan o......more

Goodreads review by Jim on April 24, 2019

Set in the natural history museum in London, Daisy stumbles into both thievery & murder. As usual, she helps the investigation much to Alec's chagrin. Scotland Yard won't assign anyone else except Alec to the case since his fiancee is involved. The usual characters are all present plus some interest......more

Goodreads review by Anna Catharina on April 02, 2022

Ein gemütlicher und entspannter Krimi, das Setting im Naturkundemuseum mit all den Fossilien war sehr nett. Daisy und Alec sind ein tolles Paar, auch die anderen Nebenfiguren sind mir sehr ans Herz gewachsen. Der Kriminalfall ist wie immer geruhsam, aber gerade diese unaufgeregte Art macht die Serie......more

Goodreads review by SoRoLi (Sonja) ♡ on October 23, 2017

England 1923: Ihre Arbeit als Journalistin führt die junge Daisy Dalrymple diesmal ins Britische Naturkundemuseum. Sie recherchiert hier für einen neuen Artikel und interviewt verschiedene Museumsmitarbeiter. Schnell wird deutlich, dass die Kuratoren der einzelnen Abteilungen ihre Zwistigkeiten mite......more


Quotes

“The period sense remains vivid, the characterizations are excellent, and the mysteries are, if anything, more perplexing than ever.” Oregonian

“Reading like an Agatha Christie thriller, Rattle His Bones is a charming look at life shortly after the first world war. Readers will delight not only in the mystery but in Daisy’s relationship with Belinda as well.” RT Book Reviews

“The Honourable Daisy Dalrymple brings her usual style and flair to this eighth installment, set in 1920s London, in Dunn’s engagingly entertaining series…Dunn’s witty prose shines in this lighthearted whodunit.” Publishers Weekly