Essential in a "good read" are a variety of events, each following in quick succession, and Krantz delivers these. Princess Daisy is filled with exotic locations in which the characters interact. Krantz avoids sensational events such as murder, war, or political or natural storms, using instead the various manipulations of ambitious or obsessive people to forward the story. However, several coincidences do occur. The loss of Daisy's share of the considerable family fortune is achieved through a contrived series of events: Stash's loyalty to the Rolls Royce company, the naming of Ram as executor and manager of Daisy's income, and the final touch—Daisy throwing Ram's letters in the garbage and thus not sending him permission to sell her Rolls Royce stock in time to avoid the crash.

In the business world, Daisy's success is also implausible. She happens to be standing by when a production team...