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A spirited romp through 1920s England with a plucky journalist who refuses to leave the sleuthing to the professionals. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Damsel in Distress (Daisy Dalrymple #5).
- cozy
- nostalgic
- adventurous
- 01
Murder on the Flying Scotsman (Daisy Dalrymple #4)
Carola Dunn
A bustling 1920s train journey turns into a classic puzzle of family greed and murder.
- 02
Death At Wentwater Court (Daisy Dalrymple #1)
Carola Dunn · 2000
A delightful romp through a 1920s English country estate where the tea is hot, the ice is thin, and the murder is perfectly polite.
- 03
A curious beginning
Deanna Raybourn
A spirited romp through Victorian England featuring a fiercely independent heroine, a grumpy natural historian, and a deadly mystery.
- 04
The Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore
Joan Lowery Nixon · 1979
A tense, claustrophobic thriller about the terrifying isolation of being a victim that nobody believes.
- 05
The Abducted Bride
Dorothy Mack · 2005
A delightfully dramatic Regency romp where a case of mistaken identity and a scandalous abduction pave the way for unexpected love.
- 06
A perilous undertaking
Deanna Raybourn
A fiercely witty romp through Victorian London, fueled by crackling banter, deadly secrets, and a heroine who absolutely refuses to behave.
- 07
A Lady Never Tells
Candace Camp
A spirited romp through British high society where bold American sisters clash with aristocratic expectations and unexpected danger.
- 08
Sheikh's desert duty
Maisey Yates
A high-stakes, forced-proximity romance where rigid royal duty clashes with undeniable, sizzling chemistry.
- 09
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
P. D. James
A quiet, atmospheric descent into the shadowed secrets of the British elite, guided by a fiercely pragmatic young woman.
- 10
The Saltmarsh Murders
Gladys Mitchell
A delightfully eccentric Golden Age mystery that spikes the traditional cozy village formula with Freudian psychology and macabre wit.
- 11
Sweet danger
Margery Allingham · 1966
A delightfully chaotic Golden Age romp where aristocratic eccentricity meets high-stakes village espionage.
- 12
To Catch An Heiress
Julia Quinn
A breezy, mistaken-identity historical romance where a convenient kidnapping turns into an unexpected, heart-melting love story.
