This book is from the Daisy Dalrymple Mystery series, another series that is new to me. The series began in 1994 and just this summer, the 23rd book was published. These mysteries, set in the 1920s, feature a young woman born into upper-society in England, the Honourable Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher. Daisy is rather independent and causes her mother and mother-in-law to feel scandalized because she has a job as a journalist/freelance writer. ("Oh it's just her little hobby," scoffs her mother-in-law.) Daisy avoids using her title Honourable. And she helps solve crimes.In Die Laughing, Daisy is long overdue for a dental appointment, and when she finally gets to the dentist, she finds him lying dead in the dental chair with the laughing gas turned on. His wife and nurse believe that it's just a terrible accident; the dentist sometimes used laughing gas to calm himself down after a rough day at the office. Some of the clues that Daisy notices make her think that this was no accident, but is instead murder. One of the Chief Inspectors at Scotland Yard is Alec Fletcher, who just happens to be Daisy's husband. Daisy's involvement in the case sometimes causes Alec concern, but on the whole, he seems supportive of his wife's input. I found this book to be a fast-paced read for a rainy day. Now I want to find the first book in the series and follow Daisy's history from the beginning.
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