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The Dulcie Chambers Museum Mysteries #2
From the Murky Deep
A stolen van Gogh painting found with a dead scuba diver ... and Dulcie's cell phone number is written on the diver's hand in the second book of this bestselling series.
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Detective Nicholas Black has cause for concern. He's investigating the suspicious death of a young woman whose body has just washed on shore in full scuba gear. Normally it would simply be a case of drowning, yet along with this particular body is a stolen Vincent van Gogh painting in a watertight tube.To further complicate matters, the phone number of Dr. Dulcinea Chambers is written on the dead woman's hand. As the new director of the Maine Museum of Art, Dulcie is already busy negotiating the sale of one of the museum's pieces with a wealthy collector. When Dulcie learns that she's a chief suspect however, she has no choice but to help with the investigation. Dulcie finds herself diving in to solve this mystery as her relationship with Detective Nicholas Black also reaches new depths.
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Detective Nicholas Black has cause for concern. He's investigating the suspicious death of a young woman whose body has just washed on shore in full scuba gear. Normally it would simply be a case of drowning, yet along with this particular body is a stolen Vincent van Gogh painting in a watertight tube.To further complicate matters, the phone number of Dr. Dulcinea Chambers is written on the dead woman's hand. As the new director of the Maine Museum of Art, Dulcie is already busy negotiating the sale of one of the museum's pieces with a wealthy collector. When Dulcie learns that she's a chief suspect however, she has no choice but to help with the investigation. Dulcie finds herself diving in to solve this mystery as her relationship with Detective Nicholas Black also reaches new depths.
- GenresMystery
204 pages, Paperback
First published January 13, 2014
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October 28, 2021Charles gives readers a fast-paced, light-hearted read tinged with romance. Using her first-hand knowledge of scuba diving and her expertise in the art world, she weaves both into a unique plot with authentic characters. Lovers of cozy mysteries and fine art will relish fitting together the pieces of the Davenport-Jones family dramas alongside Dulcie and Nick to find a killer hiding right under their noses.
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January 29, 2022
Simplistic plot with abrupt reveals.
May 5, 2014
I've always been inspired the ocean (certainly not a new concept as it has inspired many) but in recent years I've acquired a very healthy respect for it. I became a scuba diver in my twenties and, other than learning the normal safety precautions, never considered that I could possibly be in any real danger. After more than a decade away from diving, I decided to try it again. My first venture was a disaster. I couldn't even make it beyond waist-deep water. For the first time, I felt an irrational, overwhelming fear. Fortunately it was short-lived, but the fragility of who we are as land-dwelling creatures suddenly immersed in the sea was deeply etched on my psyche that day as I stood in the waves, encased in a wet-suit that wasn't even fully wet and staring blankly at my diving instructor who simply said, "Okay, I think we're done here!"
This new experience as a diver inspired From the Murky Deep. A confident woman finds herself overcome and overwhelmed. I won't tell you which woman I'm talking about here - I'll leave that up to you to decide. Suffice to say that we all have depths to our psyche, and insights into others, that we don't even realize are there until they suddenly appear, and often without any warning.
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This new experience as a diver inspired From the Murky Deep. A confident woman finds herself overcome and overwhelmed. I won't tell you which woman I'm talking about here - I'll leave that up to you to decide. Suffice to say that we all have depths to our psyche, and insights into others, that we don't even realize are there until they suddenly appear, and often without any warning.
Available at: http://www.amazon.com/From-Murky-Dulc...
August 19, 2016
Disclosure: I won this in a Goodreads giveaway.
Dulcie Chambers (Dr. and director of an art museum in Maine) is puzzled when the body of a dead diver is discovered and that diver has Dulcie's phone number written on her hand. Even more puzzling is the fact that, in a watertight tube, is a Monet. Detective Black returns from the first book (this is #2 in the series) to solve this crime, which turns out to have been a murder.
First off, I had not read the first in the series, but it was easy to get into this one with little character explanations. I was able to pick up who is who fairly quickly. The story line was solid, the characters well played, except that I felt that the disclosure of the perp was a bit unbelievable. But I loved the way that the story ended (with of course, the building for the next in the series).
The only thing that kept me from giving this 4 stars was the length of the story. 148 pages seems light to me, slightly larger than a novella but not enough to be a full length novel. I guess I was enjoying the story so much that I didn't want it to end!
Dulcie Chambers (Dr. and director of an art museum in Maine) is puzzled when the body of a dead diver is discovered and that diver has Dulcie's phone number written on her hand. Even more puzzling is the fact that, in a watertight tube, is a Monet. Detective Black returns from the first book (this is #2 in the series) to solve this crime, which turns out to have been a murder.
First off, I had not read the first in the series, but it was easy to get into this one with little character explanations. I was able to pick up who is who fairly quickly. The story line was solid, the characters well played, except that I felt that the disclosure of the perp was a bit unbelievable. But I loved the way that the story ended (with of course, the building for the next in the series).
The only thing that kept me from giving this 4 stars was the length of the story. 148 pages seems light to me, slightly larger than a novella but not enough to be a full length novel. I guess I was enjoying the story so much that I didn't want it to end!
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