Black Ship

A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery

By: Carola Dunn

Narrated by: Lucy Rayner

In September 1925, Scotland Yard DCI Alec Fletcher inherits a large house on the outskirts of London from a recently deceased great-uncle. Fortunately so, as he and his wife, the Honorable Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher, are the recent proud parents of twins, and their house is practically bursting at the seams. Though in need of a bit of work, this new, larger house seems a godsend - set in a small circle of houses, with a communal garden and Hampstead Heath nearby, the setting is idyllic.

Idyllic, that is until a dead body shows up half-hidden under the bushes of the communal garden. Now rumors of bootleggers, American gangsters, and an international liquor smuggling operation via black ships have turned everything in their new neighborhood upside down. Alec is assigned by Scotland Yard to ferret out the truth behind the dastardly dead - but it's up to Daisy to find out who the dead man is, what his relationship to her new neighbors is, why he was murdered, and who did him in!

©2017 Carola Dunn (P)2017 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Best yet

Brought in some Americans and fun fast read!

Always humor and now a growing family!

Spiffing story as usual

I really like how the story is told with accuracy of the 1920s. Daisy is a strong female lead but not overly so as to take away from the story. I also like getting to know Tom Tring and Piper and of course Alec. I've read all the books up to this point and plan to continue. A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery television series would be very popular.

Fun and Educational

Exciting, bringing characters from past story. Always love the narrator. The voices she gives each character always makes the read immediately understand their personality. I have enjoyed every book.

a tale of prohibition

A character from a previous story appears. Daisy and Alec inherit a house. And of course, a body turns up near their new place. Another fun mystery!

Binge worthy

I am going through the Daisy Del Ripple series compulsively, and it seems to be that every book is better than the last. Daisies personality is endearing and admirable, and the story of her and Alex meeting, “chip, marriage, and journey as a family weaves through each successive mystery. I quite appreciate that the books are not gory or particularly frightening. It’s an advantage that nearly every murder victim is thoroughly unlikable, and ultimately, the culprits generally turn out to be so too No heavy reading here, just delightful and amusing. Pieces the transport one to post World War I England. Most highly recommended