Styx and Stones

Styx and Stones : Daisy Dalrymple

  • by Carola Dunn
  • Narrated by Mia Chiaromonte
  • Series: Daisy Dalrymple
  • 7 hrs and 34 mins
  • Unabridged Audiobook
4.27 (187
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Publisher's Summary

Unflappable flapper and Town & Country scribe Daisy Dalrymple searches for a killer whose vicious pen matches a murderous heart in this delightful installment of Dunn's cozy mystery series.
In the 1920s, in post - World War I England, the Honorable Daisy Dalrymple, newly engaged to Detective Inspector Alec Fletcher, is asked by her brother-in-law to discreetly investigate a series of poisoned pen letters that many of the local villagers have been receiving. When the pompous and unbearable brother of the local vicar is killed by a very large rock, dropped on his head from a great height, it seems clear to all that this campaign of gossip has escalated to murder. With the help of her husband, who'd rather she not get involved, Daisy tries to uncover who wrote the letters and who that person has driven to murder before the killer strikes again.

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A bit boring

Is there anything you would change about this book?

This starts slow and is quite tedious and filled with way too many characters.


What was most disappointing about Carola Dunn’s story?

Its a tad boring and hard to get into.


How did the narrator detract from the book?

She isn't really that good and distracts from the book.


Do you think Styx and Stones needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

Lord no. Enough is enough.


Any additional comments?

It was fine. I got through it. Not my favorite Dalrymple story.

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Does anyone coach or edit narration?

The Daisy Dalrymple stories are light fare and nice for summer listening, even though the narrator is not one of the best. I can get past the odd accents and so-so character voices, but the many mispronunciations are jarring. Whenever I hear "mis-CHEEV-e-us" instead of "mis-che-vus" I want to scream, even though that pronunciation is now so common that it is practically acceptable. However, saying "indignant" instead of "indigent" is just sloppy narrating and editing. Then there was "bun-GAL-low" for bungalow and the pronunciation of "consommé" was so bad the first time I couldn't figure out what the word was supposed to be (although that might have been in a different DD book with the same narrator). I know that it must be very difficult for a narrator to created different voices or accents for different characters, but if narrating audiobooks is your profession you should be able to pronounce basic words correctly.
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- Sandra

Book Details

  • Release Date: 03-15-2014
  • Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
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