Murder Most Royal
The royally brilliant murder mystery from the author of THE WINDSOR KNOT
by S.J. Bennett
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Pub Date 10 Nov 2022 | Archive Date 24 Nov 2022
Bonnier Books UK | Zaffre
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Description
December 2016 - A severed hand is found washed up on a beach next to the Queen's estate at Sandringham.
Elizabeth has become quite accustomed to solving even the most complex of murders. And though she quickly identifies the 70-year-old victim, Edward St Cyr, from his signet ring, the search for his killer is not so straightforward.
St Cyr led an unconventional, often controversial life, making many enemies along the way in the quiet, rural world of North Norfolk, where everyone knows each other's business.
But when a second man is found dead, and a prominent local woman is nearly killed in a hit-and-run, the mystery takes an even darker turn.
With the Christmas break coming to an end, the Queen and her trusted assistant Rozie must race to discover how the pieces of the puzzle fit together. Or the next victim may be found even closer to home.
Advance Praise
PRAISE FOR THE 'HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN INVESTIGATES' SERIES:
'A witty whodunit starring our very own HM The Queen as an amateur sleuth' - GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
'A pitch-perfect murder mystery' - Ruth Ware
'Written with wit and brio' - Daily Express
'Miss Marple with a crown' - Daily Mirror
'Absolute perfection!' - Isabelle Broom
'Delightfully charming' - Adele Parks
'Pure confection' - New York Times
'Warm & witty' - Woman & Home
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781838776183 |
| PRICE | £14.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 288 |
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Featured Reviews
Karena F, Reviewer
Reading this was bittersweet. I’ve loved the previous two books and this one is just as exciting and entertaining. I love the adventures and the anticipation.
Alison V, Reviewer
Once again, a wonderful outing for Queen Elizabeth in which she solves another crime, this time in Sandringham. It was very emotive reading this not long after Her Majesty had died but as the books are set in the past it did help. I am finding that this series is going from strength to strength and that with each outing I like the characters more and more and the crimes are not obvious even though all the clues are there.
I am eagerly awaiting the next in this series.
Kirsty C, Bookseller
I loved this book. A brilliant murder mystery. A fitting tribute to our Queen considering recent events. I particularly loved that it was set on the North Norfolk Coast and being back with Rozie.
Dave B, Reviewer
Murder Most Royal is the third book in SJ Bennett's "Her Majesty The Queen Investigates" series. Before reviewing the book 2 things. Yes it features the late Queen Elizabeth the Second in a fictional role and no it's no way disrespectful and I'm sure with her known wry sense of humour our late Monarch would enjoy these books and find the whole thing quite amusing.
December 2016 sees the Royal Family decamping to Sandringham for the Christmas festivities ,while a severed hand is washed up and found by a young girl on a nearby beach. As we've become used to in this series Queen Elizabeth takes more than a passing interest and identifies the hand as that of local minor aristocrat Edward St Cyr, an elderly man with a chequered history from a dysfunctional family.
With the local police investigating the Queen and her trusted assistant Rozie do their own "off the radar" detective work and as they try to unravel the complicated history and relationships of the St Cyr family there's another murder and a possibly linked hit and run accident lending a sense of urgency.
This is a very entertaining series with the Queen and a handful of trusted associates solving crimes then,as obviously the Head of State doing a bit of amateur sleuthing would cause a bit of a stir, leaving clues for the police to discover and "solve" the cases for themselves.
SJ Bennett manages to make the whole thing as believable as it can be and an idea that could go badly and embarrassingly wrong actually works very well.
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