Daisy Wells

**Daisy Wells** is a major character in the Murder Most Unladylike series, acting as the president of the Detective Society. She is the best friend of Hazel Wong and good friend of Katherine Freebody, Rebecca Martineau, Lavinia Temple, and Alexander Arcady.

Out of the four detectives - Hazel Wong, Alexander Arcady, George Mukherjee, and herself - she is the only English one.

## Early Life

Daisy came to Deepdean at an unknown time. She was put into a dorm with Kitty Freebody, Beanie Martineau, and Lavinia Temple. She did not get along with the other dorm.

After Hazel arrived at the school, Daisy accidentally bumped into her and apologised. She took her, along with Kitty, Beanie, and Lavinia, up to the dorm, and locked Hazel in a trunk. She said that it was a test and that she could not tell anybody. She al so called Hazel ‘Foreign Girl’. After she realised Hazel had not told, she said she was impressed and that she was not bad.

She became Hazel’s best friend in a rather eccentric way. She told Hazel that she knew she was trying to fit in and that you shouldn’t get people to look at you unless you are very good at acting, which Daisy is, according to herself. She then threatened her, and the two became friends.

## Personality

Daisy can be forceful and indignant, forcing Hazel to do things she doesn’t want to do and not listening to other’s ideas. She is very bold and confident and suggests extremely dangerous ideas when there has been a murder. She has a very high opinion of herself and says that she has ‘looks and brains’. She is very clever and is normally top of the class, although sometimes she gets some questions wrong on purpose. She is very determined and has a certain look that Hazel can recognise as ‘Daisy with a plan’. She gets very protective about things, particularly detecting. Shortly after Hazel’s arrival, she could probably be considered a bully, as she locks Hazel in a trunk. However, she gets nicer, and she and Hazel are still best friends. Even Daisy admits that she can’t detect without Hazel.

Near the end of *Jolly Foul Play*, when she and Hazel make up, Daisy’s personality gets a bit kinder. She accepts Hazel’s friendship with Alexander and realises that Hazel can be her friend as well as Alexander’s, and that boys can be helpful. However, she still gets a bit uncomfortable when Hazel mentions Alexander or says that something was his idea.

## Appearance

Hazel describes Daisy as tall and thin, with a pale face, beautiful golden hair, and blue eyes. She is apparently very neat and organised when it comes to her appearance. Daisy is very proud of her own looks. Her hair is down and slightly wavy on the book covers.

## Murder Most Unladylike

Daisy is reading in the form room when Hazel tells her and Virginia Overton that Miss Bell hurt herself in the Gym. Daisy believes her, but Virginia does not, as the body vanished when they went to look. Daisy makes a suspect list with the Detective Society, narrowing it down to eight mistresses and masters.

Daisy then gives Hazel a bottle of liquid to make her sick. They drink it and start being sick in the lesson, which gets them sent to Mrs Minn, the school nurse. During the night, Daisy investigates with Hazel and they find a clue - an earring. There were also footprint marks from Miss Tennyson’s shoes.

They go to a café and find Miss Tennyson sitting there. When Miss Tennyson’s death is announced, Daisy thinks that the murderer has struck again.

Daisy runs in the school building and bumps into Miss Griffin, the headmistress, who gets extremely angry with her and says that it is not ladylike.

They go to Miss Lappet and show her the earring. Daisy is horrified when they are told that the earring belongs to Miss Griffin. Somebody calls the police and Inspector Priestly arrives. Daisy finds Verity Abraham’s diary, which reveals that she was on the Gym balcony with Miss Griffin before her death. Miss Griffin chases the two girls around the school.

Daisy and Hazel give the evidence to Inspector Priestly and listen as he interrogates Miss Griffin. Daisy then receives a telegram from her mother saying Hazel is allowed to stay at her house.

## Arsenic for Tea

Hazel stays at Daisy’s house. Daisy is forced by her parents to play childish games with Hazel, Kitty, and Beanie. They play hide-and-seek with Beanie counting. Daisy goes to the library with Hazel and they catch Lady Hastings and Mr Curtis kissing. Daisy is very upset to see her mother kissing somebody else, especially Mr Curtis.

During Daisy’s tea party, Lady Hastings asks Lord Hastings to get some tea for Mr Curtis. Mr Curtis says that the tea tastes foul, and starts being sick. Daisy is shocked and excited.

Later, they get news that Mr Curtis has died. Daisy and Hazel read a book and realise that Mr Curtis was poisoned by arsenic. Daisy reluctantly allows Kitty and Beanie to become assistants of the Detective Society.

Daisy, as well as the rest of the Society, uncover clues. They recreate the crime with her dolls. Daisy snaps at Hazel when she suggests that Lord Hastings could have poisoned Mr Curtis. Hazel goes to apologise and then they hear a crash.

They go to see what the noise was and realise that Lady Hastings was pushed down the stairs. Daisy and Hazel do some more investigating and discover a ripped piece of paper with terrible poetry on it. Daisy’s brother tells them that it is Stephen’s, and the girls realise they found their murderer.

Inspector Priestly arrests Stephen and Kitty and Beanie are taken away by the latter’s father.

## First Class Murder

Daisy and Hazel ride the Orient express. It is clear that everybody on the train is hiding something important, from the strange novelist to the mysterious magician. The only person who seems trustworthy is Alexander Arcady, who is eager to meet the girls.

As they eat their meal, a scream is heard. Daisy checks her watch and rushes to the compartment, eager to see the crime.

A body is lying on the floor, bleeding, her jewelled necklace missing. Mr. Strange’s knife lies next to the body, clean.

Daisy and Hazel investigate, and Daisy leads a conversation with Miss Livedon, discovering that they do not only have a murderer, but a spy.

Daisy does some more investigating, and is upset when Hazel does not bring the strange documents she found in Il Mysterioso’s competent.

Dr. Sandwich and Alexander interview the people on the train, angering Daisy. After seeing Mr. Daunt kiss his maid, Sarah, and attending a seance, she helps Hazel solve the case - Mr. Daunt murdered Mrs. Daunt, and Madame Melinda screamed the fake scream. Alexander gives Daisy the novel ideas written by Mr. Strange, and she and Haze, discover that Mr. Strange was the spy.