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Death at the Dolphin by Gretta Mulrooney
adventurous
funny
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
A thoroughly enjoyable read, jam packed with humour, action and crimes to solve.
Daisy is a delight and quite the Poirot in her role of solving the many illegal activities that occur in a small town in the English countryside post war. I like hearing her cheeky thoughts as well as her words and she is quite the character. Having been stationed 'In Whitehall' during the war, Daisy's quick thinking and finely tuned brain turns to these activities after an unfortunate accident sees her home, her mother and cat go up in smoke. Daisy starts a new job as a factotum and inserts herself into many a persons business and different situations.
The book is really well written and the solving of various crimes happen throughout the book leading to an almighty crescendo at the end. I enjoyed reading about the characters and think (and hope) that Inspector Thacksted will grow in Daisy's affections. I hope she finds many more adventures to keep her brain from rotting!
I listened to an audiobook version of this tale and think the narrator did a fine job of her many accents and character afflictions. I'd like to thank Netgalley, Bolinda Audio and Gretta Mulrooney for the chance to listen to this book. All opinions are my own.
Daisy is a delight and quite the Poirot in her role of solving the many illegal activities that occur in a small town in the English countryside post war. I like hearing her cheeky thoughts as well as her words and she is quite the character. Having been stationed 'In Whitehall' during the war, Daisy's quick thinking and finely tuned brain turns to these activities after an unfortunate accident sees her home, her mother and cat go up in smoke. Daisy starts a new job as a factotum and inserts herself into many a persons business and different situations.
The book is really well written and the solving of various crimes happen throughout the book leading to an almighty crescendo at the end. I enjoyed reading about the characters and think (and hope) that Inspector Thacksted will grow in Daisy's affections. I hope she finds many more adventures to keep her brain from rotting!
I listened to an audiobook version of this tale and think the narrator did a fine job of her many accents and character afflictions. I'd like to thank Netgalley, Bolinda Audio and Gretta Mulrooney for the chance to listen to this book. All opinions are my own.