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Requiem for a Mezzo

A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery

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Requiem for a Mezzo

By: Carola Dunn
Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
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 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 is someone else determined to see that Daisy's investigation ends on as bitter a note as Bettina's fateful last performance?

©1996 Carola Dunn (P)2006 Blackstone Audio Inc Detective Fiction Historical Mystery Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Marriage Cosy Cosy Mysteries

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"Dunn describes 1920s London and the characters in detail and highlights the interplay between Alec and Daisy. A snug read." ( Library Journal)
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These stories are delightful easy reading, set in the 1920s. The plot was good, with plenty of suspects and of course there was a twist at the end !

Easy reading !

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These stories are entertaining, and both the characters and the period are quite vividly described. The narration, however is very poor, with bizarre pronunciation of many words, and a weak attempt at an English accent, let alone any others. It’s hard not to be distracted and irritated by this. I thought the narrator of the first few books in the series was bad, with her dreadful attempts at, for example, a Welsh accent; but Bernadette Dunne is no better.

1920’s mystery

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Interesting story and characters. The irritating Hepburn accent with incorrect British pronunciation really annoys though as do the occasional anachronisms.

A good tale spoiled by the narrator

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another well plotted Dunn whodunnit narrated by someone who does strange things to pronunciation of the English language.

Good story fairly ghastly narration.

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Apparently the narrator is award winning. I’m sure i would have made it to the end if it were not for the “sidding “ instead of sitting and “cidy” for city. Voice characterisation is awful and took away any enjoyment of the book.

Narration ruins it

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Great story. Another tantalising mystery with twists and turns. Would recommend. Good easy listening and very good to follow

Great

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A cross between PG Wodehouse and Agatha Christie.
Maybe not as convoluted as Murder at the Vicarage and it’s like, but the 1929s society it portrays is amusing.

The only issue I have is that the narrator tries so hard to speak with an upper crust British accent, but is let dow by “cawfee” and odd mispronunciations.
The spotted dick pudding being changed to spotted dog made me raise an eyebrow.

A perfectly delightful book, no great angst, 1920s manners and a Ukrainian who hates Russia. (!) oddly modern.

A delightful few hours listening

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I know people have commented on the narrator but I think she’s got a lovely voice that fits with the period it’s set in thanks

Great really enjoyed

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I love the characters and story but the narrator strangles English pronunciation. There are too many American pronunciations, it is very distracting

Love the story

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the narrator? terrible. she did this really weird faux posh accent with a Canadian Wang. mispronouncing words and attempting to be upper class . for example orf as opposed to to off, I grudgingly accept, but oarfice for office.. nah!
I thought it for quite a while that there was a minor member of a royal Indian family called raj-er but no.. his name was Roger...
to sum it up feeble old fashioned sort of detective with a rubbish narration. shan't be trying anymore.

very dated

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