Daisy Dalrymple Books in Order

Freshly determined to earn her own living, Daisy Dalrymple heads to a country house to write an article, only to find the weekend shattered by murder. It is a smart, classic start, full of class tensions, secrets, and sharp observation.

Daisy's visit to a country estate turns ugly when a death in the winter garden exposes resentment, money worries, and a nest of family secrets. Alec Fletcher is on hand, and their partnership deepens as the case tightens.

On a train journey north, Daisy is trapped with suspects, shifting stories, and a murder that derails her assignment before it begins. It is a neat railway mystery with a strong sense of 1920s travel and social manners.

At a performance of Verdi's Requiem, a mezzo soprano dies onstage after drinking poisoned liqueur. Daisy starts asking questions among jealous colleagues, strained family ties, and too many suspects with good reasons to want the singer gone.

When Phillip Petrie's sweetheart Gloria Arbuckle is kidnapped, Daisy is asked to help without involving the police. The rescue soon turns darker, and Daisy begins to fear that more than one life may be in danger.

A weekend at Henley-on-Thames for the rowing races should be restful, but Daisy is drawn into murder when one of her cousin's team is killed. The riverside setting gives this one a brisk, summery edge.

Newly married Daisy is asked to look into a wave of poisoned pen letters in an English village. When one of the targets is murdered, gossip turns lethal and the whole place starts to look far less cozy.

A research trip to the Natural History Museum with children in tow turns into a murder investigation for Daisy. Scientific rivalry, hidden motives, and a wonderfully odd setting make this one a brisk, clever puzzle.

Newly married Daisy and Alec set sail for America on their honeymoon, only to find murder stalking the ship. The closed setting adds extra tension as suspects, secrets, and danger pile up mid voyage.

A Christmas gathering in Cornwall should be festive, but Daisy soon finds old grudges, awkward relations, and murder under the mistletoe. Snow, family politics, and a country house setting make this an especially cozy entry.

On honeymoon in New York, Daisy and Alec are drawn into the killing of a hard hitting journalist. The American setting gives the series a fun twist, with hotel intrigue, culture clashes, and another knotty case.

What starts as an ordinary day in London pulls Daisy into a suspicious death tied to the world of popular entertainment. The case mixes brisk humor with real danger as she works out who had the best reason to silence the victim.

Daisy expects a wedding, a crowded house party, and a bit of family drama. Instead, the celebrations tip into mourning when murder breaks through the social whirl.

A seaside holiday sounds ideal for Daisy, who is pregnant and hoping for peace. Instead she stumbles over the body of a local womanizer, and nearly everyone nearby seems to have had a reason to hate him.

Daisy visits friends in the Cotswolds for a Guy Fawkes celebration, but old resentments and hidden motives soon turn explosive. It is a country house mystery with fireworks, family friction, and a satisfying period atmosphere.

A magazine piece on the Tower of London sounds harmless enough until Daisy stumbles into murder among its residents and staff. History, hidden corners, and family secrets give this one an especially rich setting.

After Daisy and Alec move to a larger house with their twins, a body turns up in the shared garden nearby. Rum runners, gangsters, and Prohibition era smuggling quickly turn domestic change into a dangerous case.

Daisy and Lucy head to a stately home to research architectural follies, expecting photographs and mild snobbery. Then a notoriously awful guest dies in an explosion, and the weekend becomes a very crowded murder inquiry.

Three unidentified bodies in Epping Forest pull Alec into a grim case with roots in the Great War. Daisy, away visiting her daughter, finds a death of her own, and the two investigations begin to close in on each other.

Daisy visits a school friend who works as secretary to a Western novelist in remote Derbyshire. Suspicions of poisoning, greedy dependents, and one sudden death leave her facing a house packed with possible culprits.

When one of several possible heirs to the Dalrymple title dies horribly, Daisy and Alec are pulled into a case uncomfortably close to home. Family claims, old resentments, and legal stakes make this one especially personal.

A murder draws Daisy into the lives of working women trying to make room for themselves in postwar England. It is an affecting mystery that pairs a solid puzzle with sharp social detail about lives often pushed aside.

A day out at the Crystal Palace turns grim when Daisy finds herself facing a fresh corpse and a household full of uneasy secrets. The book blends family life, children, and a smart London puzzle.