The Bloody Tower, Carola Dunn
The Bloody Tower, Carola Dunn
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The Bloody Tower
A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery

Author: Carola Dunn

Narrator: Lucy Rayner

Unabridged: 9 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/07/2017


Synopsis

In early 1925, the Honorable Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher—recent mother of twins—resumes her journalistic career by agreeing to write a piece about the Tower of London—the Bloody Tower—for an American magazine. Invited to observe the centuries-old ritual Ceremony of the Keys, she’s spending the night (her first time away from her babies) since the complex is locked and guarded, and the high walls are surrounded by a disused moat. Having been given a tour of the Crown Jewels, interviewed and observed the Yeoman Warders, and met the Raven Master, Daisy has more than enough material for her article and decides to leave as early as possible the next morning to return to her family. But when walking down the stairs, she almost trips over the dead body of one of the Yeoman Warders. That there’s something seriously amiss cannot be denied, due to the pike sticking out of his back. With her husband, Scotland Yard DCI Alec Fletcher assigned to resolve the case, Daisy once again finds herself in the middle of a case of 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 Earphones Award–winning narrator and award-winning British actress. She has starred in numerous short and feature-length films, including English20 and Total Retribution. For her performance in Bolero, she was named Best Supporting Actress at the 2013 Madrid International Film Festival. She has worked on both sides of the Atlantic in a number of theater productions and films, many of which have screened at festivals around the world. She has a master’s degree in history from the University of Edinburgh and is a graduate of the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York City.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim

Another fun entry in the series. Pretty much the same as the rest, although I found the whole business about the Tower of London really interesting. There's more about its history & how it is guarded than I would have expected, but it was all good. Interesting people & a pretty good murder mystery.......more

Goodreads review by Tony

I have really enjoyed the Daisy Dalrymple novels so far, but I am beginning to worry that they are becoming the Alec Fletcher books and are just boring police/crime novels. Daisy is a peripheral character in this novel and without her, the books are very ordinary.......more


Quotes

“In Dunn’s cunning sixteenth Daisy Dalrymple mystery…appropriate historical detail and witty dialogue are the finishing touches on this engaging 1920s period piece.” Publishers Weekly

“Daisy’s fans will be happy to have her back at work.” Booklist

“The blood-soaked Tower of London claims still another victim…Since his potential victims range from humble soldiers to Yeoman Warders to the Governor of the Tower, it’s no easy task to discover who did the deed. Another fan pleaser in Dunn’s long-running period series.” Kirkus Reviews