Gretta Mulrooney

Loved DEATH AT LARCH BRIDGE by Gretta Mulrooney. This is the second book in the Daisy Moore Mysteries Series, but I definitely recommend you read the Death at the Dolphin first to get a better understanding of the main characters. This mystery story takes place in Fernfield, Oxfordshire, 1946, and within the walls of the famous Dolphin Hotel. Can Daisy solve the mystery of the anonymous letter full of clues or will Inspector Peter Thaxted?
An action packed story with well developed characters, and great world building. A page turner you won’t want to miss. If you enjoy reading Agatha Christie mysteries you will definitely enjoy reading this series.

Thank you Joffe Books for granting me the opportunity to read and review this awesome mystery via NetGalley. I was under no obligation to write a favorable review and all opinions are my own.… (mehr)

Farnsfield 1946. Ronnie and Thomasina Carpenter have booked in at the Dolphin Hotel to spend the evening at an engagement party. But when Ronnie goes missing that afternoon the police become involved. Then a body is discovered, shot. Hotel employee, Daisy Moore due to an innate curiousity and boredom decides to investigate. While Inspector Peter Thaxted runs his own investigation. But who would want him dead, but everyone has secrets. Can Daisy and Thaxted between them solve the case.
An entertaining historical cozy mystery with its very likeable and interesting main characters. Backed up by a cast of varied characters. A good addition to this series.… (mehr)

sly-humor, small-town, small-business, hospitality-industry, class-consciousness, historical-novel, historical-places-events, historical-research, cozy-mystery, amateur-sleuth, England, local-law-enforcement, murder, murder-investigation, 1945, friends, friendship, theft, insurance-fraud, museum*****

With the end of the war Daisy Moore’s wartime work under the Secrets Act came to an end. Then her flat and her mother come to a smoky end, and a friend introduces her to a sometimes actor who needs a general factotum at his Dolphin hotel in Oxfordshire where she also has to help around the hotel.
Daisy did not find the body this time, but the man was a short term guest at the Dolphin when he went missing, leaving his nervous wife in the lurch. The wife believes that her husband has never visited the area before, but Daisy's investigation (after the man's body was found murdered) proves otherwise. Daisy is good at sleuthing, and war veteran DI Peter Thaxted is slowly losing his animosity towards her (interference) sleuthing talents.
All the characters are truly realistic and some of the timely tidbits show that there was solid research done. The sleuthing is a really good deep dive into the victim's past, the plot twists are inspired and the red herrings inventive, A great read!
I requested and received an EARC from Joffe Books via NetGalley. Thank you!… (mehr)