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Fall of a Philanderer
- A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery
- Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
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Summary
It seems that a low-rent Don Juan has been busily seducing the local womenfolk, and, in a town this small, no secret is kept for long. When the Fletchers' picnic is interrupted by the discovery of a broken body at the foot of the cliff, that of the philandering local innkeeper, the unflappable Daisy Dalrymple finds herself embroiled in a mystery.
In the continuation of her popular series, Carola Dunn vividly evokes the life and times of 1920s England, wrapped in a classic mystery to delight her many fans.
Critic reviews
"Replete with well-drawn characters, snappy dialogue, and interesting plot twists...a charming series." ( Booklist)
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- h l.
- 31-10-21
Disappointing
American narration sits oddly with this story about the English upper class Daisy Dalrymple. There is little character development, and the plot is disappointing.
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- J. Lynch
- 09-06-22
Another great story
Continuing to enjoy the books and shall be sorry when they come to an end
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- Lisa
- 18-12-22
pleasant book
Good story most enjoyable few English words mispronounced such as coxswain which was irritating
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- Steph H
- 28-11-21
Great fun
Jolly hockysticks, spiffing and topping. Always loads of fun and I really enjoy the characters.
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- from UK
- 16-12-21
Thank goodness new person reading
Nice easy going story line. Not too many characters at once so easy to follow for an entertaining listen. Best part of it is that there is a new person reading. Someone much more gifted in intonation, which gives the characters more depth.
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- Helen
- 16-06-16
Relaxing well written Likeable (except the baddies) plausible characters
Reading was excellent So much so was it that I didn't even notice felt I was reading it. Fell asleep while book still talking and happily dreamt rest of story
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- Mad in Dorset
- 19-05-22
,awful crucified accent
The narrator jumps between different accents. It's quite bad. Awful in fact
but the story is fine and redeems it.
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- G. Hughes-Wilson
- 22-03-14
Story not bad - pity about the reader
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
Not really - there are better detective writers
What other book might you compare Fall of a Philanderer to, and why?
The Victorian murder mysteries by Emily Brightwell. They are lightweight stories.
Would you listen to another book narrated by Bernadette Dunne?
Not unless she was reading an American book.
Did Fall of a Philanderer inspire you to do anything?
No
Any additional comments?
The narration, as previous reviews have said, is really not up to scratch. This is obviously an American trying to 'do' an English accent. For instance she will insist on doing a long 'a' in the belief that that will make for an English, rather than American pronunciation. It was very irritating and really spoiled what might have been a jolly little story.
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- Amazon Customer
- 18-07-23
A lovely little story
I listen to these stories while I do the homework and usually don’t follow the characters two closely as they’re extremely 2D but this story invested a little more in shaping the characters and was much more interesting for it.
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- Eric Maggs
- 18-04-23
enjoyable story but.......
dreadful mispronunciations. would it have been so very hard to get an English reader.
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