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1) Fine Spirits
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Meet Daisy Gumm Majesty: spiritualist to folks with more money than sense.
The 1920s may be roaring among Pasadena's wealthy, but Daisy must earn a living for her family. When Daisy is approached by Mrs. Bissel about exorcizing a ghost from her basement, Daisy is tempted to back out until Mrs. B puts up one of her famous dachshund puppies as payment.
Hoping the basement ghost is not a skunk, Daisy begins snooping only to discover the matter
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When a Former Madame Bilks Bounty Hunter, Lou Prophet, Out of Money to Start a New Life, Daisy and Sam Intervene to Save Her Life in Scarlet Spirits, a Cozy Historical Mystery by Alice Duncan
-1925, Pasadena, California-
Angie Mainwaring moves to Pasadena to start a new life and atone for her past by rescuing former "sporting" girls and housing them in a mansion in her orange grove just down the street from Daisy and her folks.
Unfortunately,...
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Young Woman's Body Discovered in Library Gazebo, Lou Prophet Accused in Library Spirits, a Cozy Historical Mystery by Alice Duncan
-1926, Pasadena, California-
When Daisy's old nemesis, Stacy Kincaid, is found murdered in the Pasadena Public Library's gazebo, suspicion is cast upon the one-legged Lou Prophet-former bounty hunter, current curmudgeon, and reluctant Pasadena citizen.
Daisy, who has had remarkable success in the kitchen considering...
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While conducting a séance for a client with more money than sense, Daisy Gumm Majesty is surprised when a seemingly real spirit makes contact. Eddie Hastings, an attorney in life, wants Daisy to prove his death was not a suicide, but murder.
Curious, and a little afraid, she can't reveal how she learned of Eddie's murder to anyone, least of all to her deceased husband's best friend, the mildly detestable Detective Sam Rotondo. Daisy launches her...
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Unearthed Skeletal Remains Follow Marital Bliss in Domesticated Spirits, a Cozy Historical Mystery by Alice Duncan
-1926, Pasadena, California-
Sam and Daisy's marital bliss is tempered when Lou Prophet's mangled old cat digs up bones in the couple's Pasadena yard.
When the bones are confirmed human in origin, there's a murder mystery to solve, both recent and ancient.
Join Sam and Daisy in their latest adventure along with Lou Prophet, his cat...
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Bridal Bouquet Becomes Murder Weapon in Wedded Spirits, a Cozy Historical Mystery by Alice Duncan
-1925, Pasadena, California-
Daisy is the Matron of Honor for the wedding of Mr. Robert Browning and Miss Regina Petri, Daisy's favorite librarian, when she discovers the body of a young man on the floor of the dressing room. From the looks of the flower petals falling from his mouth, he'd chomped down Regina's bridal bouquet.
Having recently studied...
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When a Woman Mysteriously Disappears From an Orange Grove Mansion, Daisy Gumm, Sam and the Ever Crotchety Lou Prophet, Launch A Search in Exercised Spirits, a Cozy Historical Mystery by Alice Duncan
1926, Pasadena, California
Already irked about having to participate in an exercise class with some church chums, Daisy is horrified when her beloved Aunt Vi, the greatest cook in Pasadena, goes missing from her place of employment-Mrs. Pinkerton's mansion...
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Pasadena Matron Struck and Injured by Motorcar at Rose Parade in Shaken Spirits, a Cozy Historical Mystery by Alice Duncan--January, 1925--Daisy Gumm Majesty, her family and fiancé, Sam Rotondo--detective with the Pasadena Police Department--are leaving the Tournament of Roses Parade when Daisy is struck by a passing motorcar. Although scratched, bruised and with a dislocated shoulder, the outcome could have been much worse were it not for Sam's...
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In 1920s Pasadena, CA, Daisy Gumm Majesty Matches Wits With Three Villains in this Box Set Filled With Light Humor and Period Charm.
Spirits Revived: Pasadena's beloved spiritualist to people with more money than sense gets her man when a real spirit seeks Daisy's help in catching his murderer.
Dark Spirits: When the Ku Klux Klan opens a chapter in Pasadena, California, Sam Rotundo, Daisy's new leading man, must keep Daisy from doing in the Klan...
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Dachshund Discovers Doctor's Body in Altadena Cemetery, Daisy Gumm Majesty Investigates, in the Historical Cozy Mystery, SPIRITS UNEARTHED, by Alice Duncan "Author Alice Duncan whisks the reader to 1924 in a way that will have you wishing for skinny dresses and cloche hats." ~Deborah L. Rogers, Verified Reviewer Nothing interrupts a good lover's spat like a dog – Daisy Gumm Majesty's Dachshund, Spike, in particular. Of course, they were in a graveyard,...
11) High spirits
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Daisy Gumm Majesty's talent as a "medium" catches the attention of a dangerous mobster. Vicenzo Maggiori wants to get in touch with his dead godfather. And he wants to do it in his own speakeasy.
When Daisy receives Maggiori message through her wealthiest client, Mrs. K, whose daughter is in Maggiori's clutches, Daisy can't say no.
Then, as the séance begins, Maggiori's speakeasy is raided by Detective Sam Rotondo. Arrested with everyone else,...
When Daisy receives Maggiori message through her wealthiest client, Mrs. K, whose daughter is in Maggiori's clutches, Daisy can't say no.
Then, as the séance begins, Maggiori's speakeasy is raided by Detective Sam Rotondo. Arrested with everyone else,...
12) Spirits United
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It's 1924 and spiritualist-medium Daisy Gumm and her fiancé, Detective Sam Rotondo, discover a dead body tucked away in the Pasadena Public Library's bibliography stacks. Worse, Daisy's old friend, Mr. Browning, is holding the bloody knife, putting him at the very top of Sam's suspect list. PRAISE for THE DAISY GUMM MAJESTY MYSTERIES Well plotted with a band of whimsical characters and genuine humor. . . ~Diane Morasco, RT Book ReviewsTHE DAISY GUMM...
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People are dropping dead after communion services at Daisy's church, Detective Sam Rotondo has finally professed his love for Daisy, and Daisy sees swaying trees in her crystal ball, a prop in which she doesn't place any faith. But when the crystal ball's image leads Daisy to her client's missing butler, and then a bunch of bootleggers, Daisy unknowingly bumps into the man responsible for the parishioners' deaths. She doesn't recognize him, but he...
14) Bruised Spirits
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It's 1924 and spiritualist-medium Daisy Gumm bands with friends Flossie and Harold to help Lily Bannister, whose abusive husband nearly killed her. Meanwhile, Mrs. Pinkerton--Daisy's best client--is in a tizzy, insisting Daisy use her spiritualist talent to end the engagement between her daughter and a most unsuitable man. To Daisy's surprise, the two cases collide, catching her in the middle. Can she prove Lily's husband and Mrs. P's soon-to-be-son-in-law...
15) Ancient Spirits
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Daisy Gumm Majesty has put her Ouija board aside, following her husband's passing. Only when Mrs. Pinkerton's daughter is arrested does Daisy pick it up again, and is immediately rewarded with useful information. Mrs. P is so delighted she pays Daisy an enormous amount of money, which comes in handy when Mrs. P's son (and Daisy's best friend) insists Daisy accompany him on a trip to Egypt. Arriving in Cairo, Daisy makes an innocent purchase of a...
16) Dark Spirits
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The Ku Klux Klan has opened a chapter in Daisy Gumm Majesty's home town of Pasadena, California. Worse, Klan members are harassing Joseph Jackson, the gatekeeper for Daisy's best client, Mrs. Pinkerton. When Mrs. Pinkerton also becomes a target of vicious pranks, Daisy tries to get Detective Sam Rotondo, her new leading man, involved. Sam isn't thrilled. Worse, the bodies are piling up, and now he needs Daisy's help speaking to some of the Klan's...
17) Strong Spirits
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It's the 1920s and Daisy Gumm Majesty is doing her part to support her family as a medium by holding séances and interpreting tarot cards for the rich and famous. When the wealthy Mrs. Kincaid comes to Daisy to help solve her husband's disappearance, Detective Sam Rotondo isn't far behind. Sam isn't fooled by Daisy's choice of vocation and blackmails her into spying on the Kincaids. Then Daisy reads Sam's cards. . . and the tables turn. From the...
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From award-winning, bestselling author Alice Duncan comes the very first Daisy Gumm Majesty Cozy Mystery Boxset that teems with period detail and characters who make it so enjoyable. . . especially effervescent Daisy. ~BooklistIt's the 1920s and Daisy Gum Majesty is doing her part to support her family as a medium by holding séances and interpreting tarot cards for the rich and famous. STRONG SPIRITS: When the wealthy Mrs. Kincaid comes to Daisy...
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From award-winning, bestselling author Alice Duncan comes the second Daisy Gumm Majesty Cozy Mystery Boxset filled to the brim with "intriguing plots with ample twists. A perfect 10, by gum!" ~RT Book ReviewsIt's the 1920s and Daisy Gum Majesty is doing her part to support her family as a spiritualist to people with more money than sense... and she's training her dachshund, Spike, too. HUNGRY SPIRITS: Tapped to teach a cooking class for immigrant...
20) Spirits Onstage
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Daisy Gumm Majesty, Pasadena's spiritualist-medium to folks with more money than sense, is talked into playing the role of mean Katisha in her church's production of Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta, The Mikado. As rehearsals progress and Daisy falls into her role, the producer's wife experiences a mysterious decline in health, a cast member claims someone is trying to kill her, and the husband of another cast-member is murdered. Knowing Detective...
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