Praise for In the Crypt with a Candlestick:

“A madcap account of the mishaps and intrigues at Tode Hall, one of England’s grandest homes, in the wake of its 93-year-old owner’s demise. Ms. Waugh’s novel offers plenty of satire, several good laughs and many dark chuckles. When all is explained at the last moment, and a culprit identified, readers are left to conclude that in farce, happy endings come in different shapes.”

– Tom Nolan, The Wall Street Journal

"Daisy Waugh's writing is loaded with wit and satire (She was once a newspaper humor columnist) and readers will find themselves laughing out loud. This is her first book published in the United States. Let’s hope there will be many more."

– Florida Times Union

"This fast-paced, beautifully penned novel is a little naughty, a little noirish, and will have readers laughing out loud at the antics of its truly unique, stiff-upper-lipped English characters. Mystery lovers will have an enjoyable experience reading between the lines and following Waugh's clever clues to find out whodunit. Waugh’s refreshingly original In the Crypt With a Candlestick will have English cozy lovers eating out of her hand and waiting (as a little bird mentioned) for a sequel due out next year."

– Mystery Scene Magazine

“I couldn't put it down.”

– Santa Montefiore, New York Times bestselling author

“Sublime.”

– Simon Brett, author of The Liar of Library and The Killing in the Café

“Deliciously entertaining.”

– Andrew Wilson, author of The Lying Tongue, A Talent for Murder, A Different Kind of Evil, and Death in a Desert Land

“Fans of P. G. Wodehouse and Agatha Christie should bag this madcap comedy whodunnit. Outrageous and over-the-top; a perfect antidote to all real-life craziness going on.”

– The Daily Mail

“It's sharp, funny and just the right amount of farcical—the best sort of murder mystery.”

– Tatler

“What a triumph! It gave me enormous pleasure to read, plus of course a few appropriate shudders. In the Crypt with a Candlestick lightens the darkness in a way that is both dark and light.”

– Antonia Fraser, New York Times bestselling author

“An irresistible champagne bubble of pleasure and laughter.”

– Rachel Johnson, author of Rake’s Progress and Notting Hell

“Fizzles, crackles and sparkles. An irresistible, high-camp crime caper—deliciously entertaining. A perfect antidote to wintry gloom.”

– The Literary Review

“Fizzles, crackles and sparkles.”

– Elizabeth Buchan, author of Revenge of the Middle Aged Women and Consider the Lily

“Waugh has skewered her targets brilliantly.”

– Imogen Edwards-Jones, author of The Witches of St. Petersburg and Hotel Babylon