Damsel in Distress: A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery

Carola Dunn

Jan 2014 · Blackstone Audio Inc. · Narrated by Mia Chiaromonte

About this audiobook

In spring a young man's fancy will turn to love, and the Honorable Phillip Petrie is no exception. Daisy's chum is totally smitten with Miss Gloria Arbuckle, daughter of a millionaire Yank. But before the enthusiastic suitor can pop the question, his beloved is abducted. As a distraught Mr. Arbuckle begins assembling the ransom, Phillip enlists Daisy to help him recover his missing sweetheart.

Strictly forbidden to contact Scotland Yard, Daisy must resist the temptation to bring dashing Detective Inspector Alec Fletcher on to the case. But as she closes in on the abductors' rural hideaway, she begins to suspect that Gloria isn't the only fair damsel whose life hangs in the balance.

The fifth whodunit in Carola Dunn's stylish cozy mystery series set in 1923 England once again features British heiress and Town and County writer Daisy Dalrymple.

Ratings and reviews

cosy-mystery, family-dynamics, friendship, abduction, amateur-sleuth, law-enforcement, situational-humor, verbal-humor, humour, England***** If you're looking for a simple cosy mystery, you might not like this series, but if you like to laugh your way through the sleuthing and enjoy a bit of a spoof, you'll love it. This story highlight Phillip, Daisy's cousin and very old friend. He has met the perfect girl for him but she is an American and winds up being abducted because her father is a very wealthy man. The kidnappers give the usual cautions, the father is a mess, Phillip is beyond himself but does ask Daisy for help. Daisy brings other friends into it and it all goes cuckoo. Loved it! I feel that the narrator would have been wonderful in old time radio or vaudeville.

About the author

Carola Dunn is the author of several series of novels, including Regency romances, the Daisy Dalrymple mysteries, the Cornish mysteries, and more than two dozen stand-alone novels.

Mia Chiaromonte is a Southern California native with a BA in theater from the University of California, San Diego. She has worked extensively as an actor, singer, and audiobook narrator, and her voice has been heard across the country on various radio commercials for clients including BMW and Time Warner Cable.