Her Royal Spyness (A Royal Spyness Mystery)
by Rhys Bowen
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Author: Rhys BowenEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-07-01
ISBN: 0425222527
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Berkley
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Book Review: Fun, witty book with a mystery too!
Summary: 5 Stars
It is the time of the great depression, and British Royalty and gentry are not immune to the financial storm that is swirling around the world. Unfortunately, for Lady Georgiana Rannoch, she turned 21 during this time and since she is only the half-sister of a Duke, she has no money of her own and is trying to find something to do that is both financially rewarding as well as acceptable to the kind of high society that she was brought up in. As an extra complicating factor, Lady Georgiana is also 34th in the line of succession and so her great aunt (the Queen) wants to use her services as a kind of domestic spy. This is the basic set up of this light and fluffy mystery cozy.
As the book goes along we get to see how three different threads interact with her life. For one, there is the Queen's request that she check out her son (the Prince of Wales) and this new woman in his life who is an American divorcee; the second thread is her attempts to find a way to sustain herself; while the third thread is the obnoxious Frenchman who shows up on her doorstop one day and then is found murdered in her bath. Somehow or another these are all related and there must be some sort of connection between them as Lady Georgiana starts getting into all kinds of accidents that seem to point towards someone wanting to eliminate her!
The writing is charming and witty and we have plenty of opportunities to laugh at the affectations of British royalty - although the characterizations are obviously too broad and comedic. Eventually all the mysteries are solved either through Lady Georgiana's circle of acquaintances and friends and their advice, or through her own actions and thoughts. When the book was starting to wrap up, I had not yet made up my mind which of three possible culprits was responsible for the wrong doing, and when all was revealed, I was favorably impressed. The important clues were strewn throughout the story, but were so seamlessly woven into the story, that they did not jump out at me.
The writing is fun as well and realistic. Lady Georgiana gets into some silly scrapes, but she has the wits to pull out of them. Reading about her different acts was very refreshing and fun. This is definitely a light and fun read and since it is also obviously the start of a series, I will be looking forward to future engagements of her royal spyness!
Summary of Her Royal Spyness (A Royal Spyness Mystery)
INTRODUCING ?A FEISTY NEW HEROINE? (JACQUELINE WINSPEAR) who?s thirty-fourth in line for the throne?and flat broke.
From the Agatha Award-winning author of the Molly Murphy and Constable Evan Evans mysteries!
Lady Victoria Georgiana Charlotte Eugenie, 34th in line for the throne, is flat broke. She?s bolted Scotland, her greedy brother, and her fish-faced betrothed for London. The place where she?ll experience freedom, learn life lessons aplenty, do a bit of spying for HRH?oh, and find a dead Frenchman in her tub. Now her new job is to clear her long family name.
From the Agatha Award-winning author of the Molly Murphy and Constable Evan Evans mysteries!
Lady Victoria Georgiana Charlotte Eugenie, 34th in line for the throne, is flat broke. She?s bolted Scotland, her greedy brother, and her fish-faced betrothed for London. The place where she?ll experience freedom, learn life lessons aplenty, do a bit of spying for HRH?oh, and find a dead Frenchman in her tub. Now her new job is to clear her long family name.
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