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Murder on the Flying Scotsman
- A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery, Book 4
- Narrated by: Mia Chiaromonte
- Series: Daisy Dalrymple, Book 4
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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In the Spring of 1926, the corpses of three men are found in shallow graves off the beaten path in Epping Forest outside of London - each shot through the heart and bearing no identification. DCI Alec Fletcher of Scotland Yard, the lead detective, is immediately given two urgent orders by his supervisor at the Yard: solve the murders quickly and keep his wife, the Honorable Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher, away from the case! Thankfully, Daisy's off visiting their daughter at school. But when a teacher is found dead, Daisy is once again in the thick of it.
Publisher's Summary
It is the spring of 1923 and the Honorable Daisy Dalrymple is on her way to a stately home in Scotland to research her next article for Town and Country. On board the Flying Scotsman, the famous London-to-Edinburgh train, Daisy meets an old schoolfellow, Anne Bretton. Anne, along with all of her relatives, is en route to visit the deathbed of the family scion and notorious miser, Alistair McGowan. As it currently stands, Alistair's will leaves the entire family fortune to his brother Albert, and the rest of the family is rushing to his side, each hoping to convince him to change his will in their favor.
Daisy, meanwhile, has her hands full taking care of Detective Inspector Alec Fletcher's young daughter Belinda, who ran away from home and stowed away aboard the train. She barely has time to take notice of the intricate family feud taking place all around her - that is, until Albert McGowan is found murdered on the train and Daisy is surrounded by an entire family of suspects.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-09-2018
classic train mystery
Fun listen. Good Scottish accents. Relaxing adventure with lots of period detail about shell shock.
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- Leslie
- 07-01-2014
Accents!
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
I am a fan of the Daisy Dalrymple series and always look forward to enjoying the books in audio format. The story doesn't disappoint, with Daisy and her beau's daughter, Belinda, pulled unwittingly into a family drama aboard the Flying Scotsman train to Edinburgh.
Would you be willing to try another one of Mia Chiaromonte’s performances?
The reader's performance actually detracts from the novel's flow, mostly due to her struggles (futile) with the range of British, Scottish, and Indian accents. Careful enunciation serves in large part as a upper-class British accent. She utterly fails with the Scots accent, which carries a strong flavor of Irish.
The distinction among the various characters' voices is minimal, as well, making it hard to follow some of the dialogue.
No complaints about Carola Dunn, but I will be very disappointed if Ms. Chiaromonte performs the next of the Daisy Dalrymple novels Audible.com offers.
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- Bel
- 12-03-2016
Enjoyable romp despite the narration
Of those I've read, this is by far the best. Belinda makes an excellent addition and although I found the word puzzle they labour over to be child's play, the rest of the mystery was quite satisfying.
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- Bookworm
- 30-01-2015
Loved it
These are fun, entertaining, light murder mysteries but don't overlook them for great listening and many entertaining hours. Good reading!!!
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- LL Terry
- 26-12-2014
Lovely story, Change in Narrator negatively noticeable
I have really enjoyed this series so far. Light, witty, good escapist fun.The heroine is smart, sassy, but not completely unbelievable. I don't always like how she manages to skirt the law in the end for her friends, but that's literary license and not too disturbing. I also enjoy the growing relationship between her and the detective. Delightful. However, the change in narrator is VERY noticeable, and not in a good way. I have read other reviews here and I realize, as an American, I am not as sensitive or knowledgeable about the various accents/dialects she tries to speak (and apparently fails to do so). However, even as a non-native speaker, it is still apparent she cannot distinguish various characters and voices. I should say I am writing this review after having listened to a few more books in the series with this narrator. It doesn't get better. She has a pleasant enough voice, but the first narrator on this series was just so much better suited. However, the narration is not so bad that I will stop listening to the books as I find them very nice to make a long commute shorter. So, I give this an overall 4.
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- Sheree
- 25-06-2014
Good story. Accents were painful!
Would you listen to Murder on the Flying Scotsman again? Why?
Probably not. The narrator's accents were really too poor to go through the story again.
How could the performance have been better?
A different narrator for starters. Let's go back to the original reader. Her accents were authentic and helped the previous storylines move forward. This performer couldn't hold a British accent to save her life. I'm guessing she is American & just couldn't get a handle on the proper accents & word pronunciations. (And being American I can say that!) Even her Scot's started veering off into an Australian accent before the story was over. I will probably work my way through the rest of the series because I have grown fond of spunky Daisy & her friends. It looks like this same narrator goes on to perform the books after this one, so I certainly hope she has taken some lessons in, not only how to read a story with the properly placed emotions, cadence & flow but, also, with the proper accents & word pronunciations. Otherwise it will be a slog to get past her performance & to the actual story. Ugh!
Any additional comments?
All I can say is, please, someone else re-record the following stories in the series. I am a big Brit fan, & it is the lovely accents I enjoy as well as the stories.
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- Gia
- 02-11-2020
Awful Narrator!!
Have enjoyed listening to this series very much...until THIS AWFUL NARRATOR! I can’t even describe the narrator’s voice - she detracts from the story and sounds as if she should be reading to a pre-school class. I fast forwarded to the end and will skip the next book in the series narrated by Mia Chiaromonte. Just AWFUL!!!
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- MelOregon
- 20-03-2016
fun cozy series
Nice series about a flapper-era upper crust heroine who finds too many bodies and the junkyard Scotland yard inspector she falls for.
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- Christy
- 11-01-2021
Lovely to have this whole series
I enjoyed this series of books (most of them) a number of years ago in book form. When I came to Audible, there were only 5 or 6 available. Now they are all available in the Plus catalog. What a treat! This one was always one of my favorites. Enjoyable tale. Thanks, Audible!
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- SA Mom
- 06-01-2021
Who kept hiring this Narrator?
Love the book and the story. This narrator is the worst - she can’t do men’s voices. At all. Quite the disservice to a light, lovely series.
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- Daniel Fahl
- 27-12-2020
a change in the reader
while a fine enough mystery this story relied on tropes I dislike such as a precocious child who sees evidence and then is threatened if they reveal it. it was a decent mystery and a nice bit of character development for the main characters in this series. a fun puzzle at least and interesting motives. still as others have pointed out this new audio book reader struggles with the accents and its harder to tell the chatacters apart. not the worst audio reading, but it made listening harder. i alao found her child voice a tad grating.
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- Mrs. Rm Walters
- 06-01-2014
Murder on the Flying Scotsman
Would you try another book written by Carola Dunn or narrated by Mia Chiaromonte?
Certainly not by this narrator who has not bothered to do her research into the pronunciation of place names here in the UK. She does sometimes manage to pronounce Berwick correctly, but that is few and far between. As for her accents, when one of the characters ends up with an Australian accent, when quite clearly she is from London, one despairs..
What was one of the most memorable moments of Murder on the Flying Scotsman?
The end!
Would you be willing to try another one of Mia Chiaromonte’s performances?
No, certainly not.
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Murder on the Flying Scotsman?
None of them as the story line was pretty good.
Any additional comments?
A good story made less believable by the narration. I know the writer now lives in America, but as these books are set here in the UK, a little more effort should have gone into the pronunciation of the place names.
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- Anna
- 10-12-2013
Accents get in the way
Would you try another book written by Carola Dunn or narrated by Mia Chiaromonte?
I am not entirely sure. I would have to think about it.
Would you be willing to try another book from Carola Dunn? Why or why not?
Absolutely. I enjoy them. The books are easy and light-hearted. The characters are very likeable. Not exactly deep literature, but then everything doesn't have to be.
What didn’t you like about Mia Chiaromonte’s performance?
The accents. If you are going to find a narrator for a book set in Scotland, wouldn't you get someone who can actually do a Scottish accent? It sounded more fake-Irish than anything else. Very grating and very annoying. I nearly returned it, but I needed something to listen to during a longish journey. I would blame the casting people rather than ms Chiaromonte though.
Could you see Murder on the Flying Scotsman being made into a movie or a TV series? Who would the stars be?
I would like to see it made into a TV series actually. But without any stars. Somehow, Daisy is the everyday kind of person who you would really like to have for a friend, not a glamorous movie star.
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- miss
- 25-08-2014
please get someone else to read these!!
What did you like best about Murder on the Flying Scotsman? What did you like least?
a good old ripping yarn, that could have been even more engaging had the narrator been capable. She really is terrible. Her accents(or attempted accents) were appalling. May I suggest that for a very english story, you hire a very English narrator??
Would you be willing to try another book from Carola Dunn? Why or why not?
I would if the narrator changed
Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Mia Chiaromonte?
Celia Emery
Could you see Murder on the Flying Scotsman being made into a movie or a TV series? Who would the stars be?
Yes the Daisy Dalrymple Mysteries would make a fun Sunday primetime series, I think.
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- Lydia
- 21-01-2014
good murder mystery. shame about the narration
What did you like most about Murder on the Flying Scotsman?
The story is good and would be a thorally enjoyable read.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
The Narrators in ability to pronounce British towns and villages that are in the book gets extremely annoying and distracting. what makes it even more annoying is when the pronunciation is pointed out by one of the character's. to the point were I started skipping though the narration only listening to bit.
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- OSCARPOD
- 11-06-2014
Enjoyable story - irritating narration
What made the experience of listening to Murder on the Flying Scotsman the most enjoyable?
A ripping yarn
What was one of the most memorable moments of Murder on the Flying Scotsman?
The awful narration but if you can get over that then the story is fine
How did the narrator detract from the book?
Awful accents for the characters, dreadful pronunciation and the characters voices lost verisimilitude towards the last few chapters.
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Neither
Any additional comments?
It is a shame the narration will detract from the story for many.
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- Ms Lixie
- 14-01-2014
Who-Dunn-It
Would you listen to Murder on the Flying Scotsman again? Why?
I would although not straight away. The narrator's voices were a little bit cloying so I'd need a break from her first.
What other book might you compare Murder on the Flying Scotsman to, and why?
This is a lot like the other Daisy books - no surprise there - and is at the point in the series when she thinks the Inspector fancies her but no declaration has been made.
What three words best describe Mia Chiaromonte’s voice?
Feminine, cloying, samey.
Any additional comments?
These are classic cosy mysteries so if you like miss marple, miss silver, dandy gilver, phriony fisher etc you'll like these.
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- D Suz
- 14-05-2017
Just read it
Seriously??!! Berwick?? It's pronounced berrick 😡 vace??!! In England it's pronounced varse- just too annoying to concentrate on the story. Wish I hadn't bought all the audio books for my holiday - keep forgetting I have earphones on and my fellows sun bathers keep looking over when I correct the pronunciation out loud! 😱
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- H
- 11-09-2020
Difficult Narration
Some very odd pronunciations and truly awful attempts at accents. But still a comfortable story.
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- MS PATRICIA LESLEY EDGE
- 07-06-2018
a delightful story marred by reader
the Daisy Dalrympke series of cosy crime is a delightful listen but the performers inability to pronounce place names properly is grating and spoils it.
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- Zil
- 03-06-2018
Totally Spiffing!
Whilst the female vocalizations were excellent, the male vocalizations could do with some work. DCI Fletcher sounded more like a doating uncle than a dashing Detective! Previous reader had male vocals right, but British female accent was rum! Perhaps they could be smooshed together!
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