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Damsel in Distress (Daisy Dalrymple Mysteries, No. 5) - Hardcover

Book 5 of 23: Daisy Dalrymple Mysteries

Dunn, Carola

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9780312168063: Damsel in Distress (Daisy Dalrymple Mysteries, No. 5)
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ISBN 10: 0312168063 ISBN 13: 9780312168063
Publisher: St Martins Pr, 1997

Synopsis

When Philip Petrie's fiance+a7e Gloria, the daughter of an American millionaire, is kidnapped, he turns to Daisy Dalrymple to find the kidnappers and rescue his love from their clutches.

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It's 1923 in postWW I England, and the Honorable Philip Petrie--aimless, car-loving younger son of an aristocratic family- -meets Gloria Arbuckle, daughter of an American millionaire, in the countryside near Malvern. It's love at first sight, but a second meeting ends with the kidnapping of Gloria, a failed attempt by Philip to rescue her, and a note from the kidnappers to Arbuckle demanding a huge ransom and utter secrecy. Philip enlists the help of the intrepid Honorable Daisy Dalrymple, a childhood friend and neighbor in the woodlands where Gloria and her captors are holed up. Daisy resists the temptation to bring her beloved Detective Inspector Alec Fletcher of Scotland Yard into the picture. She eventually finds the captors' well-hidden shack but then is captured herself. Her escape, leaving Gloria behind, forces the kidnappers to move their hideaway, and now Fletcher, along with some of Daisy's trusted friends and servants, band together to ensure Gloria's safe return while her father arranges the money pick-up and Fletcher successfully figures out who's behind it all. Pretty much the same Dunn mixture (Requiem for a Mezzo, 1996, etc.)--a combo of P.G. Wodehouse and Boys' Own Adventures, laced with reminders of the all-pervasive class distinctions of the era. A dauntless Daisy, and good-natured fun, if a little fey. -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

In 1923, a rich American and his daughter, Gloria, travel to England looking for investment opportunities. Gloria meets and falls for titled Philip, but kidnappers seize her. Philip then asks friend (and series sleuth) Daisy Dalrymple for assistance. Another charmer.
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Publisher
St Martins Pr
Publication date
1997
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0312168063
ISBN 13 
9780312168063
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
234
Rating
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