Daffodil Affair Author:Michael Innes Inspector Appleby's aunt is most distressed when her horse, Daffodil -- a somewhat half-witted animal with exceptional numerical skills -- goes missing from her stable in Harrogate. Meanwhile, Hudspith is hot on the trail of Lucy Rideout, an enigmatic young girl has been whisked away to an unknown isle by a mysterious gentleman. And wh... more »en a house in Bloomsbury, supposedly haunted, also goes missing, the baffled policemen search for a connection. As Appleby and Hudspith trace Daffodil and Lucy, the fragments begin to come together and an extravagant project is uncovered, leading them to South American jungle.