The
Daisy Gumm Majesty Box Set includes the first three titles in the (you guessed it) Daisy Gumm Majesty series by Alice Duncan. It's only $0.99 at Kindle US right now. I have read all of the titles in this series and really enjoyed them; this series, which I only recently discovered, has rapidly become one of my favorites. I have some bias towards the setting (Pasadena, California, in the time just after WWI) since I lived in Pasadena for many years (although not just after WWI
), but I still think most people would find this to be a fun and engaging series.
The three titles included are:
- Strong Spirits
- Fine Spirits
- High Spirits
link:
http://www.amazon.com/Majesty-Boxset.../dp/B00XJ5T2DE
Spoiler:
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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." ~ Booklist
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.
STRONG SPIRITS: When the wealthy Mrs. Kincaid comes to Daisy to help solve her husband's disappearance, Detective Sam Rotondo isn't fooled by Daisy's choice of "vocation". Then Daisy reads Sam's cards... and the tables turn on them both.
FINE SPIRITS: 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 Mrs. Bissel’s basement ghost is not a skunk, Daisy begins snooping only to discover the matter is much larger than anyone imagined.
HIGH SPIRITS: Daisy’s talent as a "medium" has caught the attention of dangerous mobster Vicenzo Maggiori, who wants to get in touch with his dead godfather. Then Daisy’s troubles are doubled when Detective Sam Rotondo tells her she must channel the spirits for Maggiori and pass the information to him in exchange for his silence.
AWARDS:
Romantic Times Top Pick
Reviewer's Choice Awards, finalist
THE DAISY GUMM MAJESTY MYSTERIES, in series order
Strong Spirits
Fine Spirits
High Spirits
Hungry Spirits
Genteel Spirits
Ancient Spirits
Dark Spirits
Spirits Onstage
Unsettled Spirits
Bruised 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" to smog, "no" to crowds, and "yes" to loving her herd of wild dachshunds. Visit Alice at www.aliceduncan.net.
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The fourth title in the series,
Hungry Spirits, has also dropped a little bit in price, from the "series-normal" price of $2.99 to $1.99, again at Kindle US. Not as much of a sale, but thought I'd list it along with the box set.
link:
http://www.amazon.com/Hungry-Spirits.../dp/B00ERCSBD0
Spoiler:
Quote:
Daisy Gumm Majesty, spiritualist to people with more money than sense, is asked by a Salvation Army captain to teach a cooking class for immigrant German ladies. Since Daisy's only culinary talent is burning water, she's is sure the captain is nuts.
But Daisy steps up and forces herself to confront her own prejudices about Germans, whom she blames for her veteran-husband's war illness.
Then one of her students disappears and Daisy discovers that the help her students need has nothing to do with cooking—an anarchist's scheme about to boil over.
REVIEWS:
"Daisy's upbeat attitude gives her great appeal. Recommend to fans of Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobbs." ~ Booklist
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.
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