Genteel Spirits (Daisy Gumm Majesty Series #5)

by Alice Duncan

Overview

The movie biz has come to Pasadena and Daisy Gumm Majesty is up to her ears in trouble. Spike is in obedience training, a spoiled actress wants Daisy as her very own spiritualist and someone is sending poison-pen letters to the Leading Man.

Worse, the motion picture folks claim that Germans are out to steal their new invention being used on the set.

Butting heads with Detective Sam Rotondo, assigned to the movie-set as security, Daisy is on the case with Spike in tow. Now, if she can just find a way to keep everyone's secrets a secret without letting the Germans get away with grand theft.

REVIEWS:
"Perfect 10, by gum! This story is pure entertainment" ~ Romance Reviews Today

"An intriguing plot with ample twists [that] moves along at a fast pace to the startling ending." ~RT Book Reviews

THE DAISY GUMM MAJESTY MYSTERIES, in series order
Strong Spirits
Fine Spirits
High Spirits
Hungry Spirits
Genteel Spirits
Ancient Spirits

ABOUT ALICE DUNCAN:
In an effort to avoid what she knew she should be doing, Alice folk-danced professionally until her writing muse finally had its way. Now a resident of Roswell, New Mexico, Alice enjoys saying no smog, no crowds, and yes to loving her herd of wild dachshunds. Visit Alice at www.aliceduncan.net.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781614175643
Publisher:	ABN Leadership Group, Inc, dba ePublishing Works!
Publication date:	03/21/2014
Series:	Songkeeper Chronicles , #5
Pages:	324
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.73(d)

Editorial Reviews

Daisy Gumm Majesty is a local spiritualist of some renown in 1922 Pasadena, CA. The leisure class—in this case, Hollywood stars—are susceptible to mediums, and Daisy knows her talents help put food on the table for her loving and tragedy-hit family. Husband Billy has never been the same since sustaining wounds during World War I, and this fifth outing (after Hungry Spirits) finds his health declining rapidly. Nevertheless, Daisy puts on her game face and works the movie set, protecting a diva star and a Rudolph Valentino-type with his own secrets. When threatening letters are found in the stars' dressing rooms, Daisy and her sidekick, Harold, move into snoop mode, much to the consternation of police detective Sam Rotondo. VERDICT With an engaging dog obedience class side story and a real feel for the time and place, Duncan's historical series has much to recommend it. While gentle and humorous, this first-person tale is tinged with sadness because of Billy's plight. Recommended for Jacqueline Winspear and Carola Dunn readers.

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