
A 1920s seaside holiday turns into a cozy murder case when Daisy Dalrymple finds a local philanderer dead below the cliffs.
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A 1920s seaside holiday turns into a cozy murder case when Daisy Dalrymple finds a local philanderer dead below the cliffs.
In the summer of 1924, the Honourable Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher is off on a summer holiday by the sea with her step-daughter Belinda and Belinda's chum Deva, and her husband, Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher of Scotland Yard. Daisy is anticipating a relaxing, non-dramatic holiday. But Daisy doesn't have that kind of luck. It seems that a local low-rent Don Juan has been busily seducing the local womanfolk and, in a town this small, no secret is kept for long. A fact that is amply illustrat...
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Philandering and seduction drive motives; mild flirtation, no explicit scenes
Murder victim found broken after cliff fall; non-graphic cozy-mystery tone
Rare mild period language typical of 1920s cozy mysteries
Social drinking and inn setting; no addiction focus
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Light 1920s social attitudes and class background only
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Domestic violence referenced; women mistreated by philanderer
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