This series is still going strong after 23 titles. In 1927, Daisy takes her children, her visiting cousins, and some family friends on on outing to the Crystal Palace. When the older children see the little one's nurse pursuing someone through the gardens, they follow, arriving just in time to pull Nurse Gilpin from a pond where she is drowning. A young man in a nurse's costume is then found dead in the ladies' convenience. Although Scotland Yard is called in, Daisy naturally can't leave it there. Her contacts in high society come in handy in solving a very puzzling crime.

Recommended.

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Wow Daisy Dalrymple #23, thanks NetGalley& St. Martin's Press for the read. I have not read all Carola Dunn's books, but enough to know this one was a very fun read. Daisy's family life is quite entertaining, with cousins from other countries, friends from near and far and the twins and Belinda.

Alec ( who ends the book at Superintendent of his unit at Scotland Yard) , tries very hard to keep Daisy from being immersed in his cases to no avail. His subordinates and colleagues are also sort of their extended family.

The school holidays have started and stepdaughter Belinda arrives at home, where Daisy has arranged many exciting day trips, as well as houseguests. The first one, which included visiting cousins, close friends,Nanny Gilpin and her young assistant, was via several chauffeured vehicles to the Crystal Place

Before lunchtime, Nanny Gilpin ends up floating in a pond and rescued by the older cousins Ben and Charlie, Belinda and others were in the ladies room where another Nanny appears to be deceased. A closer look at the deceased reveals the corpse is male, and a third Nanny was seen fleeing the scene after being pursued by Nanny G. Daisy feels she knows this man and it ends up he is a cousin of Lucy, her best friend and heir to a Baronet.
A complicated plot including Russian jewelers as well as a huge amount of possible murderers ensure. Teddy, the victim has made himself universally disliked in many social circles. The ending was enjoyable, as was another look at Daisy's world.

I thoroughly enjoyed the plot, atmosphere, and characters. I would recommend the book to friends and family for their reading pleasure.

Time for another Daisy fix! We join Daisy and (whats seems to me like) a crazy amount of people out on a day trip to the Crystal Palace. If you have never seen a photograph of this famous London building, stop right now and search the internet. It really was an amazing building, but burned down in 1936... What a great setting for the first part of the mystery.

Daisy and a ton of family and friends venture out to spend the day among the marvels housed in and around the Crystal Palace. By 'a ton', I mean Belinda, Miranda, Oliver, Ben, Charlie, Nurse Gilpin, Nurse Bertha, Sakari, Kesin, Tom Tring, Mrs. Tring and Truscott. Daisy stumbles upon a corpse, as she does. Even worse, Nurse Gilpin was seen racing across the grounds after another nurse, pursued by the older children, and was knocked unconscious into one of the ponds on the grounds.

In typical Daisy fashion, and to Chief Inspector Husband Alec's dismay, she attempts to ferret out as much information as possible. There are cabaret performers, bohemian artists, a Russian Prince and Princess, and a devoted dog rescuer. Phillip Petrie pops over from the USA to make an appearance, and Lucy fashionably lounges around London.

This was an enjoyable, fluffy and cozy read. Daisy's life is constantly changing, and she is so likable.
She does seem a bit exasperated at times, but there is a lot going on in this story. I felt like Dunn was going to address racism in 1920s Britain, but just gave it up after the first few chapters. There has always been a strong flavour of tolerance in Daisy's personality, and I think it would be interesting to hear more about how she interacts with society regarding race discrimination. The mystery is ... oops! well forget about that, no spoilers here!

I have grown very attached to Daisy over the years, and while this was not quite as stellar as Death at Wentwater Court or The Bloody Tower, it was lovely to visit with her again.

Wahoo, Carola & Daisy are back on form is this latest Daisy Darlymple book. I have just racked up some fabulous hours reading this and its caused me to start the series again from the beginning. A few littles lines of the book were left untied but otherwise a superb read!A great cosy crime to ready either a series or as a stand a lone book. Can highly recommend purchasing!

Daisy finds herself involved in another mystery when she takes her visiting young cousins, twins, stepdaughter Belinda, Nanny Gilpin and the nursery maid to the Crystal Palace for a day of fun. In the midst of all the excitement, Nanny Gilpin goes to the ladies room and doesn't return. The kids are on an adventure of their own following nannies, while Daisy decides to investigate Nanny Gilpin's disappearance. Arriving at the ladies room, she discovers the body of another woman dressed in a nanny's uniform! The children find Nanny Gilpin unconscious in a lake! When Nanny Gilpin regains consciousness, she can't remember what happened. The Corpse at the Crystal Palace is an energetic mystery with great kids and tons of fun! There are suspects everywhere and Alec is certainly busy with his investigation into the murder, while Daisy is doing her own sleuthing and caring for a busy household.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from St. Martin's Press through Netgalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.