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Description: New mother Lady Georgiana "Georgie" Rannoch finds herself trying to separate fact from fiction when a murder occurs while a film is being made on the grounds of her estate in a new Royal Spyness Mystery from beloved bestselling author Rhys Bowen.
It's late 1936, and King Edward is in turmoil, having fallen in love with the scandalously divorced and even more scandalously American Wallis Simpson. He wants to marry her but knows that doing so will jeopardize his crown. Edward confides in his dear friend Darcy, Georgie's husband, and the couple agree to hide Wallis in their home while Edward figures out what to do. But unbeknownst to Georgie and Darcy, Sir Hubert, the owner of the estate, has given a film crew permission to shoot a motion picture about Henry the Eighth and Anne Boleyn on the grounds. Trying to keep Mrs. Simpson hidden while raising a newborn baby seems like it couldn't be any more stressful for the Rannochs, until one of the stars of the film is found murdered on set. Georgie must solve the murder for king and country before scandal threatens to envelop them all.
Genre: Mystery - Cozy/Historical
Why I Picked This Book: I've really been enjoying this series so of course I had to read the newest book!
My Impression: Oh, what a long way Georgie has come since her Royal Spyness days! Of course, the Royal family is still meddling in her life - this time with King Edward (aka Georgie's cousin David) foisting "that woman" on Georgie's household to keep her out of the way of the media. But it isn't only Georgie's royal cousins that are causing chaos. Her godfather, Sir Hubert, has invited a film crew to film a movie on the grounds of the estate. Georgie learns to late the true meaning of "give someone an inch and they'll take a mile". The film crew quickly finds their way inside and what was supposed to be a quick few days and an easy way to add to the estate's coffers turns into tripping over film crews on the way down to breakfast. Add in kidnapping and eventually a murder and Georgie isn't really able to enjoy her quiet life in the country as a new mother.
Genre: Mystery - Cozy/Historical
Why I Picked This Book: I've really been enjoying this series so of course I had to read the newest book!
My Impression: Oh, what a long way Georgie has come since her Royal Spyness days! Of course, the Royal family is still meddling in her life - this time with King Edward (aka Georgie's cousin David) foisting "that woman" on Georgie's household to keep her out of the way of the media. But it isn't only Georgie's royal cousins that are causing chaos. Her godfather, Sir Hubert, has invited a film crew to film a movie on the grounds of the estate. Georgie learns to late the true meaning of "give someone an inch and they'll take a mile". The film crew quickly finds their way inside and what was supposed to be a quick few days and an easy way to add to the estate's coffers turns into tripping over film crews on the way down to breakfast. Add in kidnapping and eventually a murder and Georgie isn't really able to enjoy her quiet life in the country as a new mother.
I love seeing Georgie more comfortable in her role both as lady of the manor and just in her own skin. I normally cringe whenever Fig and Queenie get in any page time but here they added some comic relief and I enjoyed their roles. Fig is still the worst and Queenie still breaks everything she touches but their hold over Georgie isn't quite as strong as it was previously.
While chaos and hijinks started pretty early on in the book it took quite a while for the crimes to show up. The murder doesn't happen until almost three quarters of the way through the book and the kidnapping doesn't happen until almost halfway through. While the pacing is fast and there's a lot going on well before than this didn't bother me at all but if you are new to the series it might impact your enjoyment.
This is a fun series that just seems to be getting better. I can't wait to see what happens as the timeline gets closer to World War II - especially considering that Georgie's mother is living in Germany at this point.
Would I Read More of this Series/Author? Of course! I've enjoyed everything I've read by this author and I'm looking forward to reading more of her books!
Would I Recommend this Book? I would definitely recommend this series if you enjoy mysteries and especially if you are interested in the between the wars time period. I would recommend starting with an earlier book as there are a lot of characters and complicated relationships.
* I received this book in exchange for an honest review. As always, my opinions and impressions are completely my own. *
Would I Recommend this Book? I would definitely recommend this series if you enjoy mysteries and especially if you are interested in the between the wars time period. I would recommend starting with an earlier book as there are a lot of characters and complicated relationships.
* I received this book in exchange for an honest review. As always, my opinions and impressions are completely my own. *
I am woefully behind on this series, and it is so much fun! I'll have to figure out where I left off and get caught up.
ReplyDeleteHere is another series I have meant to get to! Great review.
ReplyDeleteI have to read the one before this, and then onto this one. It sounds very promising. I can't stand Fig and Queenie I can take or leave. I really like Grandad though. Looking forward to it.
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