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Requiem for a Mezzo

di Carola Dunn

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Serie: Daisy Dalrymple (3)

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In the third installment of Carola Dunn??s cozy mystery series, Daisy Dalrymple is up to her fashionable bob in temperamental artists??one of whom is a cunning killer.

With dashing Scotland Yard Inspector Alec Fletcher at her side, Daisy is enjoying a delightful performance of Verdi??s Requiem, featuring her neighbor Muriel Westlea??s celebrated sister, Bettina. But when all that emerges from the doomed diva??s vocal chords is a dying gasp, Daisy soon discovers that the notoriously difficult opera star had her share of adversaries, among them a smugly philandering tenor, a burly Russian bass, and even her own vocal coach husband, with whom she shared a hardly harmonious marriage. Did one of them fatally poison the acclaimed mezzo? Or was someone else determined to see that Daisy??s investigation ends on as bitter a note as Bettina??s fateful las… (altro)

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From the book jacket: The Honourable Daisy Dalrymple attends a performance of Verdi’s Requiem at the Royal Albert Hall with Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher of Scotland Yard. What should be a pleasant afternoon is disrupted when Bettina Westlea, the mezzo-soprano, falls dead onstage. But it was no accident – she was poisoned.

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Book number three in this delightful cozy mystery series set in 1920s England. Daisy may be “to the manor born,” but she is fiercely independent. She’s also observant, intelligent and an astute judge of character. DCI Fletcher seems to rely on her more in this episode, as she was present when the death occurred, and the mezzo was her next-door neighbor. There are plenty of suspects including other performers, jealous lovers, a long-suffering sister, and a possible anarchist. I wish I had been listening to the audiobook, only because of the many “foreign” characters; I think the narrator might have had a great time with all those accents!

It's a fast read with a satisfying resolution. I’ll keep on with this series. ( )
  BookConcierge | Aug 6, 2023 |
Requiem for a Mezzo
3 Stars

The Honorable Miss Daisy Dalrymple and Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher attend the opera only to find themselves enmeshed in a murder investigation when the Soprano Mezzo, who also happens to be Daisy's neighbor, is poisoned on stage. As the details emerge, it is revealed that more than one person might have wanted the diva dead.

Not as entertaining as the first two books mostly due to the fact that the mystery leaves much to be desired.

To begin with, the victim is a nasty piece of work and it is difficult to drum up any sympathy for her. The suspects, of which there are far too many to keep track of without a notebook, are all stereotypical and cartoonish, and it is easy to figure out the culprit and the motive.

Nevertheless, the ongoing character development for Daisy is engaging and her relationship with Alec is progressing in the right direction. The playful banter between Daisy, Alec, and the two police officers under his command is particularly entertaining.

Overall, not the best effort, but I am enjoying the series and the next one takes place on a train á la Murder on the Orient Express! ( )
  Lauren2013 | May 5, 2023 |
cosy-mystery, England, family-dynamics, friendship, infidelity, opera-stars, murder, murder-investigation, law-enforcement, due-diligence, situational-humor, verbal-humor, London*****

Daisy is back in her flat in London and meets the neighbors. This leads to tickets to a musical evening with DCI Fletcher, and that means murder. Lots of suspects and convoluted interpersonal entanglements, laughable interchanges, and even some unexpected interference. Good read for a time at home from weather or pandemic.
Bernadette Dunne continues to embody the characters and join in on the fun. ( )
  jetangen4571 | Mar 30, 2021 |
Cozy - this time set around the death of a mezzo, one that was unlikeable for her self-preoccupation. Multiple characters interviewed by Daisy Dalrymple, assisting her policeman friend, Alex. Reminds me of Phrynie Fisher, although somewhat missing the same flair. ( )
  Pmaurer | Apr 14, 2018 |
The Daisy Dalrymple series is a fun, light read that's become an autobuy for me. Cozy mystery set in the 1920s England. ( )
  nautilus | Sep 20, 2017 |
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Carola Dunnautore primariotutte le edizionicalcolato
Dunne, BernadetteNarratoreautore secondarioalcune edizioniconfermato
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Fiction. Mystery. HTML:

In the third installment of Carola Dunn??s cozy mystery series, Daisy Dalrymple is up to her fashionable bob in temperamental artists??one of whom is a cunning killer.

With dashing Scotland Yard Inspector Alec Fletcher at her side, Daisy is enjoying a delightful performance of Verdi??s Requiem, featuring her neighbor Muriel Westlea??s celebrated sister, Bettina. But when all that emerges from the doomed diva??s vocal chords is a dying gasp, Daisy soon discovers that the notoriously difficult opera star had her share of adversaries, among them a smugly philandering tenor, a burly Russian bass, and even her own vocal coach husband, with whom she shared a hardly harmonious marriage. Did one of them fatally poison the acclaimed mezzo? Or was someone else determined to see that Daisy??s investigation ends on as bitter a note as Bettina??s fateful las

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