Thursday 11 June 2020

REVIEW - The Bloody Tower - bloody ain't the half of it!


The Bloody Tower front cover with yeoman guard
Date read: 11th June 2020


My rating: 4.5*

Genre I reckon: Cosy Historical Mystery

Buy link: Amazon




I confess it...this is my first Carola Dunn book. It's not even the first in the Daisy Dalrymple series. But it's the one my step-daughter had mailed to my mother-in-law for lockdown reading, and she's passed it on to me. 
It's perfectly acceptable as a stand-alone. Although I may go back and read earlier books now that I've been hooked!

Having been to The Tower of London, I found this setting fascinating. 
It is a place with a bloody history, but more is added in this intriguing story. 

Daisy is a high-born lady who married a police detective, DCI Fletcher. Set in 1925, we see the disturbance such a match caused. But she's clearly a strong woman who knows her own mind. 

I love the details; I could envisage the layout easily and the yeoman guard in their regalia. 
The language was time appropriate which I also appreciated. 
Very well researched!

The girls, Belinda and Fay are boisterous, enthusiastic young ladies of their generation who kept the mood light-hearted amidst the horror. 
I'd keep an eye on Nanny though - phew, what a bearcat! 

Not to sound too full of oneself, but I did guess the murderer. There was a fun list of suspects though.

All-in-all, a gentle, entertaining read. Just what I needed, and what one expects of a cosy mystery.

A jolly good yarn! 😊

Tee hee - couldn't resist making this fun GIF

Always in love and light, 
TL