O Caso Daffodil

The Chief Superintendent's sister is most distressed when her regular cab horse, Daffodil - a somewhat half-witted animal with exceptional numerical skills - goes missing from its stable in Harrogate. As a favor, Inspector Appleby agrees to look into what appears to be a trivial matter. Meanwhile, Inspector Hudspith is hot on the trail of Lucy Rideout, an enigmatic young girl has been whisked away to an unknown isle by a mysterious gentleman. And when a house in Bloomsbury, supposedly haunted, also goes missing, the baffled policemen search for a connection. As Appleby and Hudspith trace Daffodil and Lucy, the fragments begin to come together and an extravagant project is uncovered, leading them to South American jungle.