Book Reviews of Death at Daisy's Folly (Victorian-Edwardian Mystery, Bk 3)

Lady Daisy Warwick is involved with social causes. She is also involved with the Prince of Wales. When the prince comes to spend time at the estate of Lord and Lady Warwick, she plans on showing him some of the indignities that the poorer classes must endure. What she doesn't plan on, however, is murder. Fortunately, Kate Ardleigh and Sir Charles Sheridan are also guests at the estate, so the prince places them in charge of finding the murderer, for he has heard of Charles' ability in solving crimes. Kate has other concerns as well: her increasing feelings for Charles and the guests' determination to figure out who Beryl Bardwell, writer of "penny dreadfuls" is.
This book is an enjoyable read.

I do love a good English murder mystery, and this qualifies. The dollop of American attitudes really enlivens this one. I enjoyed it thoroughly.

a couple people get killed at a victorian party, complete with nobles and commoners in the middle. Fun read!

Sr. Charles Sheridan is many things - an amateur scientist, a renowned photographer, and a skilled detective. And due to Victorian customs, he will soon become a baron - rendering him unable to marry Kate Ardleigh, an American writer of the popular, yet frowned upon "penny-dreadfuls." Even as the customs of the time keep them apart, a good murder case always seems to bring them together...

The Countess of Warwick, known affectionately as "Daisy," is the subject of endless rumors about her "unladylike" ways and temperament. But what happens during a weekend party at her Easton estate is uglier than any rumor. First, a stableboy is killed. Then a nobleman is murdered outside Daisy's well-known trysting spot. A murderer is on the grounds - and on the loose. Seeking to avoid scandal, the Prince of Wales orders Sir Charles to solve the case. Together, he and Miss Ardleigh find that even the highest levels of society are no refuge from the lwest of deeds...

A Victorian mystery. Sir Charles Sheridan again meets American Kate Ardleigh at a weekend estate party. A murder occurs and Sir Charles and the talented and refreshing Kate are once more drawn together in solving the mystery, while being pushed apart by social normas and customs.

Well, if nothing else, this books confirms once again that the elite of Victorian England were anything but Victorian. You don't have this much bed hopping in the so-called 'best selling' mysteries on the NYT Best Seller list.

Fortunately, the heroine and hero aren't into this and all the sex takes place behind closed doors. Unfortunately, the murders take place everywhere else.

The characters of the two main protagonists are further developed, but most of the rest are two-dimensional.

This author continues to use her special abilities to read people and events. She makes "good reading".

a Victorian ere mystery that mixes fictional characters with historical figures

Interesting series- I enjoyed all of them.