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The corpse at the Crystal Palace / Carola Dunn.

Dunn, Carola. (Author).

Summary:

April 1928. Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher is visited in London by her young cousins, and on the list of must-see sites is the Crystal Palace. Discovering that her children's nanny, Nanny Gilpin, has never seen the Palace, Daisy decides to make a day of it. When Mrs. Gilpin goes off to the ladies' room and fails to return, Daisy finds the body of another woman dressed in a nanny's uniform. Meanwhile the cousins spot Mrs. Gilpin chasing after yet another nanny, and follow her into the park to find Mrs. Gilpin lying unconscious in a small lake. Daisy's husband, Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher of Scotland Yard, finds himself embroiled in the investigation of the murdered nanny, and Daisy is determined to help.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250047052
  • ISBN: 1250047056
  • Physical Description: 276 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Minotaur Books, 2018.
Subject: Dalrymple, Daisy (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Crystal Palace (Sydenham, London, England) > Fiction.
Nannies > England > Fiction.
Murder > Investigation > Fiction.
London (England) > Fiction.
Great Britain > History > George V, 1910-1936 > Fiction.
Genre: Detective and mystery fiction.
Historical fiction.
Mystery fiction.

Available copies

  • 11 of 11 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Smithers Public Library.

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Smithers Public Library F DUN (Text) 35101011020463 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -

Summary: April 1928. Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher is visited in London by her young cousins, and on the list of must-see sites is the Crystal Palace. Discovering that her children's nanny, Nanny Gilpin, has never seen the Palace, Daisy decides to make a day of it. When Mrs. Gilpin goes off to the ladies' room and fails to return, Daisy finds the body of another woman dressed in a nanny's uniform. Meanwhile the cousins spot Mrs. Gilpin chasing after yet another nanny, and follow her into the park to find Mrs. Gilpin lying unconscious in a small lake. Daisy's husband, Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher of Scotland Yard, finds himself embroiled in the investigation of the murdered nanny, and Daisy is determined to help.

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