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Heirs of the Body
- Narrated by: Lucy Rayner
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
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Summary
When one of four potential claimants to the title of Lord Dalrymple dies a sudden, nasty death, the question on everyone's mind is, "was it murder?"
In the late 1920s in England, the Honorable Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher is recruited to help her cousin Edgar - i.e. the Lord Dalrymple. About to turn 50, Lord Dalrymple decides it is time to find out who would be the heir to the viscountcy. With the help of the family lawyer, who advertises Empire-wide, they have come up with four potential claimants. For his fiftieth birthday, Edgar invites those would-be heirs - with Daisy and the rest of the family - to Fairacres, the family estate.
In the meantime, Daisy is asked to be the family's representative at the lawyer's interviews with the claimants. Those four are a hotelier from Scarborough, a diamond merchant from South Africa, a young mixed-raced boy from Trinidad, and a sailor from Jamaica. However, according to his very pregnant wife, the sailor has gone missing.
Daisy and Alec must uncover a conspiracy if they are going to stop the killing in the latest from the accomplished master of the genre, Carola Dunn.
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- J
- 14-04-23
Surprisingly enjoyable
I wasn't sure what to expect, plus it took its time to get going, but surprisingly good. Like other comments say, the narration is a bit offputting in parts - and some of the pronunciations are a bit strange.
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- Mrs. A. I. Ilsley
- 26-01-22
a little conveluted tale of posh people!
not one of my favourites as the narration was a bit hard to follow, but another cosy murder with intrepid amateur sleuthing!!
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- pammy vallance
- 23-04-23
fantastic
love theses books love reading them there great funny sometimes and fantastic written x
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- Jackie Davies
- 11-03-18
Great story!
Loved it the stories get better and better! Can’t wait for the next book they are so easy to listen to.
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- Mrs. C. Hunt
- 03-11-21
Heirs of the body
This is another terrific mystery, where family members try to complete for the title. Read brilliantly again by Lucy Rayner.
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- N. White
- 25-05-23
Best one yet!
I have listened to all the Daisy Dalrymple books and this has been the exciting and mysterious so far! Had me guessing and gradually gathering clues.
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- Robin Beattie
- 15-11-22
Twists and turns abound
Red herrings abound FAMILY LIFE OF CHILDREN WELL DONE PLOT GOOD BUT COULD HAVE BEEN EDITED MORE RELATIONSHIPS WELL DONE
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- Leslie Read
- 20-09-21
Kind Hearts and Coronets Dalrymple Style
This is a very good mystery concerning who's attacking the candidates to be pronounced next in line for the title. it put me in mind of that much loved film Kind Hearts and Coronets.
I highly recommend this book. yet another great story in a series of them.
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- Tracy Tucker
- 27-05-22
Really enjoyable story
Carola Dunn has yet again written an engaging story with some good and unexpected twists.
It is such a pity that the narrator's English pronunciation is sometimes a little jarring; nevertheless, the story itself was good enough to keep me interested right to the end.
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- DAVID G ROGERS
- 25-04-22
Story and narration both excellent except ...
Carola Dunn's books are always good. Lucy Rayner has a few words that she always mispronounces, such as 'portentious' for portentous (despite her very good accent as the aristocratic main character). They grate a little, but she is otherwise so good that I would feel ungracious to take one from her five stars. Audible should do more quality control - it would cost nothing to get someone suitable to pre-listen. I would happily do it in exchange for free membership!
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