Rum Affair

Rum Affair

By Dorothy Dunnett

Genre:-Classic Crime/Women Sleuths/Humour

Pages:-272

Publisher:-Farrago

Blurb:-The second in a series of witty, erudite suspense mysteries, by the celebrated classic author-with an independent, smart heroine and an ending sure to surprise!

 Tina Rossi, the world's leading coloratura soprano has travelled to Edinburgh, ostensibly to sing in the Festival, but in reality to meet her lover, top scientist Kenneth Holmes. But instead of finding Kenneth at their rendezvous, she discovers an unknown corpse.

 Enter Johnson Johnson, a famous but enigmatic portrait painter, whose yacht Dolly is about to sail in a race to the Hebrides where Holmes was conducting his top-secret research. Soon Tina and Johnson are sailing the high seas together to investigate his disappearance, but as the Dolly nears Rum, the race becomes one for life rather than prize money...

Reviews:- 'The Dolly novels are...delicious, funny, ingenious, glamorous, clever. 'Listener

'Dunnett tempts her fans with buried clues and red herrings that keep them reading and reading the books.' New York Times

'(Dunnett's) women are among her strongest characters.' Guardian

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My Review:-Rum Affair is 'Dolly Book 2.' I have reviewed other books by Dorothy Dunnett, so was only to happy to review this one and I wasn't disappointed. Singer Tina Rossi had arrived for her two concerts in Edinburgh under the name Mrs Twiss, Michael her manager's idea. The concert went well and after receiving a letter to met Kenneth Holmes who she met last year in Nevada. Not everything is going right after Tina arrived at the flat, she finds a body but no Kenneth. (If you have read book one 'Tropical Issues' you will know Johnson and Johnson, if not you soon will.) Johnson arrives with the police looking for someone. After the police go Johnson agrees to help Tina. Tina agrees to go with Johnson on a yacht race on his yacht Dolly. Tina hopes she will get to see Kenneth when they arrive on the island of Rum. But it's not just as simple as visiting a few harbours on the way, as you will find out. There are plenty of little twists all through the story which i liked as you never know what's next. Will Kenneth be there when Tina gets to Rum?