Queen of Hearts (Her Royal Spyness) - Softcover

Bowen, Rhys

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1472120825 ISBN 13: 9781472120823

Publisher: Constable, 2016

Synopsis

Lady Georgiana Rannoch, thirty-fifth in line for the British throne, knows how to play the part of an almost royal - but now she's off to Hollywood, where she must reprise her role as sleuth or risk starring in an all-too-convincing death scene . . .

My mother, the glamorous and much-married actress, is hearing wedding bells once again - which is why she must hop across the pond for a quickie divorce in Reno. To offer my moral support, and since all expenses are paid by her new hubby-to-be, Max, I agree to make the voyage with her.

Crossing the Atlantic, with adventure in the air and wealthy men aboard, Mother all but forgets about Max and matrimony - especially when movie mogul Cy Goldman insists on casting her in his next picture.

Meanwhile, I find myself caught up in the secret investigation of a suspected jewel thief. Lucky for me, the lead investigator happens to be my dashing beau, Darcy!

Mother's movie and Darcy's larceny lead everyone to Cy's Hollywood home, where the likes of Charlie Chaplin are hanging about and there's enough romantic intrigue to fill a double feature. But we hardly get a chance to work out the sleeping arrangements before Cy turns up dead - as if there wasn't enough drama already . . .

About this title

Review:

Brilliant...Part love story, part social commentary, part fun and part downright terrifying. And completely riveting...This book is perfect It's the perfect fix between seasons for Downton Abbey addicts A feisty new heroine to delight a legion of Anglophile readers Whimsical...Bowen successfully melds a whodunit with comedy as few contemporary writers can - Publishers Weekly [A] charming, delightfully fresh series...fans of historical cozies who like Kerry Greenwood's Phryne Fisher series will snap this up - Library Journal

Book Description:

A mix of Wodehousian farce and whodunit that is sure to appeal to Downtown Abbey fans, Lady Georgie - 35th in line to the throne, flat broke and struggling to survive in the Great Depression - is embroiled in a mystery.

About this edition

• Publisher: Constable
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1472120825
• ISBN 13: 9781472120823
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336