{"product_id":"dead-in-the-water-1","title":"Carola Dunn: Dead in the Water [2010] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMay the best man die!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJuly, 1923, and Daisy has been invited by an American magazine to cover the Henley Regatta.  But unknown to her, she steps right into a class war between two members of the Oxford rowing team.  Cox Horace Bott - a shopkeeper's son and scholar student - has always hated rower Basil DeLancy - younger son of an earl and all-round cad and bully.  And after a particularly brutal public humiliation by DeLancy, Bott swears revenge - so when DeLancy keels over and dies mid-race, it would seem he's made good on his promise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet Daisy isn't convinced, and with the help of her fiance Detective Inspector Alec Fletcher of Scotland Yard, she dives into a tangled web of jealousies and secrets, where appearances are everything and good breeding may just be a cover for a killer intent on keeping Daisy mum forever...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the Daisy Dalrymple series:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Cunning... appropriate historical detail and witty dialogue are the finishing touches on this engaging 1920s period piece.' \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'As always, Dunn evokes the life and times of 1920s England while providing a plot that is a cut above the average British cosy. This will delight readers who love country-house mysteries.' \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A dauntless Daisy and good-natured fun.' \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'For fans of Dorothy L. Sayers' novels' \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dunn, Carola","offers":[{"title":"Like New","offer_id":49054398087507,"sku":"XE81849013321","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/dunn-carola-carola-dunn-dead-in-the-water-2010-paperback-xe81849013321-57572692459859.jpg?v=1727627538","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/dead-in-the-water-1","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}