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Ask Me No Questions: A Lady Dunbridge…
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Ask Me No Questions: A Lady Dunbridge Mystery (2018. Auflage)

von Shelley Noble (Autor), Erin Bennett (Erzähler), MacMillan Audio (Publisher)

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A modern woman in 1907, a widow turned sleuth, Lady Dunbridge is not about to let a little thing like the death of her husband ruin her social life. Shes ready to take the dazzling world of Gilded Age Manhattan by storm. From the decadence of high society balls to the underbelly of Belmont horse racing, romance, murder, and scandals abound. Someone simply must do something. And Lady Dunbridge is happy to oblige.… (mehr)
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Titel:Ask Me No Questions: A Lady Dunbridge Mystery
Autoren:Shelley Noble (Autor)
Weitere Autoren:Erin Bennett (Erzähler), MacMillan Audio (Publisher)
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Spent a lot to time thinking "Good grief, why doesn't she . . . ?" Amusing though.
  ritaer | Feb 23, 2024 |
"I got an uncorrected advance reader copy at Bouchercon this year, but it was from a freebie table, meaning there is zero chance of bias.

Up front this is definitely an uncorrected ARC and I sincerely hope that someone not only corrects the grammatical and punctuational errors, but the huge, gaping plot error.

Briefly as possible: Lady Dunbridge's friend's husband is murdered. Lady D and friend find a hidden safe deposit box key in a safe, and checking the box they find thousand of dollars in cash, which they take out and hide. At the denouement it is revealed that he had this cash with him when he died, that the murderer took it after shooting him. Which would make it impossible for Lady D and friend to find it in his safe deposit box afterward. I mean, I'm pretty sure the murderer didn't kill him, take his money, and then return it to the victim's safe deposit box for the two women to find.
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Those issues aside, it's not a bad read. Lady Dunbridge is an interesting mix of traditionalist and modernist, in much the same way I'd bet a lot of women were at the turn of the century, just before WWI. Her morality has left the Victorian Age behind, but her pragmatism has her actively searching for a new husband who can maintain her in the lifestyle befitting her Countess title. That she decides to do that in America is a slight twist on an old theme.

Some of the secondary characters are all written to be interesting in their own right, with Lady D's ladies maid being a downright lady of mystery with some mad and disconcerting skills. Others are more cardboard prop-ish; either they have more development planned in future books (?) or they weren't meant to be more than props.

There's no romance, although the Countess is plenty interested, and there's heavy foreshadowing of mysterious men and sadly, a possible love triangle. Nothing specific, just inferences that can be made from inescapable tropes.

The plot, other than the train-sized hole running through the end of it, was pretty interesting. In a very weird coincidence, the book centered on horse-racing; the Belmont Stakes, specifically. (I was completely unaware of this when I picked it up to read.) It was an interesting story, and I loved the tie in with Doyle's Silver Blaze (which, towards the end of the book became Silver Blade, something I really hope they catch before publication). It could have been a tighter story - it did drag a bit in the middle - but overall, it held my attention.

I'd probably read another one if it comes across my radar; there's enough here to show promise." ( )
  murderbydeath | Jan 17, 2022 |
Downtown Abbey meets Agatha Christie. A bit slow on the developing mystery. Strong setting and interesting characters. ( )
  PattyLee | Dec 14, 2021 |
Lady Dunbridge arrives in New York to make a new start after the death of her husband. She is meet by her friend Beverly Reynolds when a shot is heard, and they find her husband Reggie Reynolds dead in his car. But this is only the first murder.
Unfortunately I just didn't take to any of the characters. I didn't find them likeable which is a disadvantage for me when reading a book.
A NetGalley Book ( )
  Vesper1931 | Jul 29, 2021 |
I spotted this at the library and was intrigued. The year is 1907, we have Lady Philomena Dunbridge leaving England to perhaps move to Manhattan, and there is murder and horse racing. What could go wrong?

There wasn't much in the way of sparkling conversation, and the mystery was a bit mundane with a hint the size of a 2'" x 4'" beam dropped early on. I really disliked Bev, Lady Dunbridge's best friend, who was whiney and close to useless. I thought that Lily, Lady Dunbridge's lady's maid, was perhaps the most interesting character.

This is the first book in a series, so I will forgive this less-than-stellar opening in the hopes it will improve with the next book. ( )
  Jean_Sexton | Jul 17, 2021 |
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A modern woman in 1907, a widow turned sleuth, Lady Dunbridge is not about to let a little thing like the death of her husband ruin her social life. Shes ready to take the dazzling world of Gilded Age Manhattan by storm. From the decadence of high society balls to the underbelly of Belmont horse racing, romance, murder, and scandals abound. Someone simply must do something. And Lady Dunbridge is happy to oblige.

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