Daisys hot on the trail of a murdered writer! September 1926 & Daisys in Derbyshire visiting an old school friend whos currently employed by a novelist as his personal secretary. Sylvia Richmond has asked Daisy to investigate discreetly as she suspects something is seriously amiss with him. Upon arrival Daisy finds a household of relatives & friends all living off the hospitality of Humphrey Birtwhistle who has been supporting them through his pseudonymous Western sales. When he took ill a while back Sylvia carried on penning the books only to find that her versions led to an increase in sales & advances. & now she fears someone in the house is poisoning Birtwhistle to keep him ill & keep Sylvia writing the better paid versions. Before Daisy can even begin a bit of decent investigating however Birtwhistle dies under suspicious circumstances
- & Daisy now faces a death to untangle with a household of suspects...and a husband who is less pleased to find his wife in the centre of a murder investigation! Praise for the Daisy Dalrymple" series: " Cunning...appropriate historical detail & witty dialogue are the finishing touches on this engaging 1920s period piece". (" Publishers Weekly"). " As always Dunn evokes the life & 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". (" Booklist"). " For fans of Dorothy L. Sayers novels". (" Library Journal")."