Dandy Gilver

Dandy Gilver is the protagonist of a historical mystery series by Catriona McPherson. The stories are set in Scotland in an era beginning shortly after World War I and extending (to date) into the early 1930s. Dandy (short for Dandelion) is an upper-class Englishwoman whose career as a private detective fills the void in her comfortable but unfulfilled life within a world of landownership and child-rearing for which she is temperamentally unsuited and a marriage that is short on emotional and sexual warmth. The novels feature dry humor and colorful characters in the cozy mystery tradition, along with a quantity of historical detail.[1][2]

Dandy is a first-person narrator. She is joined in her detecting activities by her friend Alec Osborne. Books in the series have received the Agatha and other awards.[3]

Characters

The recurring characters age at a realistic rate as the series advances through time.

  • Dandy Gilver, private detective and lady of the manor at Gilverton
  • Alec Osborne, an upper-class "eligible" bachelor who is partner in Dandy's detective business and a friend to Dandy and Hugh
  • Hugh Gilver, Dandy's husband, who spends his time managing the farms and associated business on the Gilverton estate
  • Grant, Dandy's aggressively fashion-conscious lady's maid, who occasionally takes part in Gilver & Osborne's adventures
  • Donald, the Gilvers' elder son
  • Teddy, the Gilvers' younger son
  • Pallister, the Gilvers' rigidly conservative butler
  • Bunty, Dandy's Dalmatian

Books in the series
  • After the Armistice Ball
  • The Burry Man's Day
  • Bury Her Deep
  • The Winter Ground
  • (Dandy Gilver and) The Proper Treatment of Bloodstains
  • (Dandy Gilver and) An Unsuitable Day for a Murder
  • (Dandy Gilver and) A Bothersome Number of Corpses
  • A Deadly Measure of Brimstone
  • The Reek of Red Herrings
  • (Dandy Gilver and) The Unpleasantness in the Ballroom
  • (Dandy Gilver and) A Most Misleading Habit
  • (Dandy Gilver and) A Spot of Toil and Trouble[4]

References
  1. Dandy Gilver, http://catrionamcpherson.com/dandygilver. Accessed April 29, 2017.
  2. Dandy Gilver Mystery Series, Cozy Mysteries Unlimited, http://cozy-mysteries-unlimited.com/dandy-gilver-mystery-series. Accessed April 29, 2017.
  3. "Catriona McPherson - Presskit".
  4. Dandy Gilver, http://catrionamcpherson.com/dandygilver. Accessed July 24, 2017.
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