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Death at Daisy's Folly is one of the strongest entries in the Robin Paige Edwardian mystery series (the pen name of Bill and Susan Wittig Albert, writing together), and it earns its place by being unusually careful about the social geography of the period. The setting is Easton Lodge, the country house of Daisy Brooke (Countess of Warwick, longtime mistress of the future Edward VII), and the death of a houseguest brings Charles and Kate Sheridan into an investigation that has to be conducted around the discretion the household requires.
The Alberts use Daisy Brooke as one of those wonderful historical-fiction guest stars who gets to be both real and slightly idealized. Bertie shows up. The political stakes (involving a piece of correspondence between Bertie and a Russian woman) are handled with care. The case resolves cleanly.
Four stars. The strongest Robin Paige I have read. Recommended for fans of Edwardian historical mystery.
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