A Three Dog Problem: The Queen investigates a murder at Buckingham Palace
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- Author：S.J. Bennett
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Summary
In the wake of a referendum which has divided the nation， the last thing the Queen needs is any more problems to worry about。 But when an oil painting of the Royal Yacht Britannia - first given to the Queen in the 1960s - shows up unexpectedly in a Royal Navy exhibition， she begins to realise that something is up。
When a body is found in the Palace swimming pool， she finds herself once again in the middle of an investigation which has more twists and turns than she could ever have suspected。 With her trusted secretary Rozie by her side， the Queen is determined to solve the case。 But will she be able to do it before the murderer strikes again？
When a body is found in the Palace swimming pool， she finds herself once again in the middle of an investigation which has more twists and turns than she could ever have suspected。 With her trusted secretary Rozie by her side， the Queen is determined to solve the case。 But will she be able to do it before the murderer strikes again？
Reviews
Lydia Timpson
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In the wake of the referendum which has divided the nation， the last thing the Queen needs is any more problems to deal with。 But when a painting given to the Queen years ago turns up at the Royal Navy Exhibition， she knows there is something going on and is determined to get to the bottom of it。As her able assistant Rozie starts to ask questions it seems that more than a small painting is at stake and it’s not long before the first body is found。Now its up her to Her Majesty to uncover the trut In the wake of the referendum which has divided the nation， the last thing the Queen needs is any more problems to deal with。 But when a painting given to the Queen years ago turns up at the Royal Navy Exhibition， she knows there is something going on and is determined to get to the bottom of it。As her able assistant Rozie starts to ask questions it seems that more than a small painting is at stake and it’s not long before the first body is found。Now its up her to Her Majesty to uncover the truth， all the while juggling her duties， her family and the reputation of her great nation。 This is the second book in the Queen investigates as I think these books are a true delight。First of all the plot is nicely twisted and complicated without being too far-fetched and ridiculous。 The attention to detail without forcing you to read horrific scenes of death or racist slanders make it such a cosy mystery that I think this book would actually appeal to all ages。 It puts me in mind of Agatha Christie， its gentle without ever becoming dull。However my favourite part of these books are the characters。 As much as I love Rozie and her stalwart devotion to the Queen， it is the monarch herself who is the shiny star。She comes across as so smart and capable but with understanding of her own limitations as well as those around her。 I liked the little nods to an impish personality and her affectionate relationship with her husband （This takes place before his passing）。 She has endless compassion and insight where others saw only the surface of a person。I think， as someone who has only a passing knowledge of the intricacies of the royal household it might have been nice to have a family tree or guide to who’s who is the front of the book。 I would have liked to have a list of servants or maybe even a map of the palace and locations。In addition the title harkens to Sherlock Holmes “A three Pipe problem，” so I think “A three pup problem” would have been a better title， but that's just because I love alliteration。Other than that I found this such a great read， it was hard to put down and genuinely left me smiling at the end。Well worth a read。 。。。more
Steph’s Kindle
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I read the first one in this series and I absolutely loved The Windsor Knot and have been waiting and waiting for the sequel。 Thank you so much to NetGalley and the publishers for approving me。 More sleuthing with her Majesty。 Amazing books and can’t wait for more stories。
Shannon
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In A Three Dog Problem the Madge notices that’s a much loved but rather ugly painting of hers has gone missing and Rozzy is tasked with finding out where it’s got to。 Once Rozzy starts to dig however and mess of worms turns up and the Palaces reputation is at stake。 Again。This was enjoyable enough I like the insights in to the weird and wonderful workings of the Palace and the day to day running of the monarchy。 The story itself is also engaging but my main annoyance is the same as with the firs In A Three Dog Problem the Madge notices that’s a much loved but rather ugly painting of hers has gone missing and Rozzy is tasked with finding out where it’s got to。 Once Rozzy starts to dig however and mess of worms turns up and the Palaces reputation is at stake。 Again。This was enjoyable enough I like the insights in to the weird and wonderful workings of the Palace and the day to day running of the monarchy。 The story itself is also engaging but my main annoyance is the same as with the first one。 The only time these books come alive is when it’s centred on Rozzy， who remains ace。 This book places focus more on the Queen herself and I have a problem with this because she is a real living person and the writer is second guessing her thoughts and feelings so it never rings true whereas with Rozzy who is entirely fictional we are free to believe what ever we like she is wholly the writers creation and as such we can invest wholly in her and her actions。 I would prefer it if the Queen were a ‘M’ like figure winding Rozzy up and letting her go。 Sigh。 。。。more
The Cookster
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Rating: 3。3/5This is the second book in the series featuring Elizabeth II as the new Queen on the cosy crime scene。 As with "The Windsor Knot" this is well-written and makes for an easy， entertaining read with ample amounts of quirky humour along the way。 If "The Windsor Knot" was to your liking， then this is also likely to be。 If you haven't yet read that first book， then you could happily read this one without it noticeably diminishing the experience。On the whole， I don't think this is quite a Rating: 3。3/5This is the second book in the series featuring Elizabeth II as the new Queen on the cosy crime scene。 As with "The Windsor Knot" this is well-written and makes for an easy， entertaining read with ample amounts of quirky humour along the way。 If "The Windsor Knot" was to your liking， then this is also likely to be。 If you haven't yet read that first book， then you could happily read this one without it noticeably diminishing the experience。On the whole， I don't think this is quite as strong as the first book in the series。 Obviously， this sequel doesn't have the benefit of originality that its forerunner had as the basic premise has already been established。 Sophia Bennett's inside knowledge of the workings of the Royal Family is again put to good effect in a way that is both enlightening and amusing。 Also， as with book one， the fictional events in this story are cleverly placed into the real world context of national and international politics at the time （in this case set in 2016）。 However， "A Three Dog Problem" doesn't have quite the same edge that was evident in the series opener。 In "The Windsor Knot" the light-hearted elements of the novel were contrasted with some quite stark references to drug use and alternative sexual practices。 This second book is a much cosier affair and I often felt that the actual mystery was merely a functional vehicle to allow Sophia Bennett to put the characters of her key protagonists in the shop window。Nonetheless， this is still an enjoyable way to pass a few hours and I have little doubt that I will be coming back to read the third book in the series too。Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for supplying an ARC in return for an honest review。 。。。more
Andrew
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RTC。 I'm in two minds over whether to give this 3 stars or round up to 4。 I preferred The Windsor Knot more， if I am being completely honest， as there were elements to this story that I didn't warm to at all。 Probably doesn't help that I'm audiobooking The Man Who Died Twice at the same time as reading this， as these both tackled the cozy crime sub-genre in different ways。 I think I will continue with this series， but we shall see。。。。***eProof gifted by UK publisher， Zaffre/Bonnier Books UK， via RTC。 I'm in two minds over whether to give this 3 stars or round up to 4。 I preferred The Windsor Knot more， if I am being completely honest， as there were elements to this story that I didn't warm to at all。 Probably doesn't help that I'm audiobooking The Man Who Died Twice at the same time as reading this， as these both tackled the cozy crime sub-genre in different ways。 I think I will continue with this series， but we shall see。。。。***eProof gifted by UK publisher， Zaffre/Bonnier Books UK， via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review/reaction***In the wake of the Brexit referendum that has divided a country and the US election between Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump， the Queen just wants some peace and quiet。 But， it looks like she's not going to get it as， when on a Royal visit to a Navy exhibitition， she sees a painting of the Royal Yacht Britannia on display。 Her painting。 And she gave no permission for its display。 In fact， she thought it was misplaced in the mid-1980s。 As she begins to look into this， a body of a disliked housekeeper is found at the Palace's swimming pool， her ankle deeply cut， causing her to bleed to death。 An accident， surely？ But it's strange that her death happens as the Queen begins to look into the painting's disappearance and several of the female staff， including her trusted secretary， Rosie， receive nasty poison pen letters。。。 Something is going on in Buckingham Palace， and Her Majesty is determined to get to the bottom of it。Am going to honest with you， dear reader: I am not entirely sure where I sit on this。 I like this， but up to a point。 There's several things that make me stop from enjoying this as much as I did with Windsor Knot， and the worst part is that I can't exactly put my finger on what the problem is。 It's annoying as I can't figure it out and I think I am going to continue with this series。 I have plans to read book 3 when it comes out next year， so why do I feel the way I do with Three Dog Problem？ The only thing I can think of is that this wasn't as fun as the first。 The fun didn't exactly hit home for me。 I like some of the issues and the characters that this book had （I love Rozie and I did like the Queen， but I like them the most when they were together and that wasn't enough for me in this book）， but the fun and wonder of Windsor Knot wasn't here。 I wonder if it's because it was trying to do too many things - poison pen letters， murder， stolen paintings。 Maybe if one of these elements was removed and the story focused on characters a tad more， maybe it would have worked for me。。。？Maybe it's because I was， at the same time of reading this， audiobooking another cosy murder mystery - The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman。 Now， both of these are cosy mysteries and both tackle this subgenre in very different ways。 Like I said， I am going to read book 3 when that comes out。 I am very intrigued to see where this series is going to。 But this mystery didn't exactly work for me so I might not rush out to get my hands on the Queen's next mystery as fast as I would have。。。 。。。more
Aria Harlow
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Hold up the Queen solving mysteries like some wiley old detective um yes please。 this was such a funny， clever and interesting plot line i loved it even more so when i immersed myself and imagined the queen really carrying out this stuff i mean we all know she helped defeat the evil giants in the BFG so it only seems fittingt that her next hoorah would be solving crime。 An amazing read
Maria Flaherty
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I've found myself reading a number of cosy mysteries recently， making an amusing and pleasant change from my usual gritty， noir choices。 I have just finished the highly entertaining 'A Three Dog Problem' by S。J。 Bennett， the second novel in her cosy-mystery series， 'Her Majesty the Queen Investigates #2' starring Capt。 Rozie Oshodi and of course， Her Majesty， Queen Elizabeth II！ 'Her Majesty the Queen Investigates'has one of the more amusing premises for a detective series， with each tale set w I've found myself reading a number of cosy mysteries recently， making an amusing and pleasant change from my usual gritty， noir choices。 I have just finished the highly entertaining 'A Three Dog Problem' by S。J。 Bennett， the second novel in her cosy-mystery series， 'Her Majesty the Queen Investigates #2' starring Capt。 Rozie Oshodi and of course， Her Majesty， Queen Elizabeth II！ 'Her Majesty the Queen Investigates'has one of the more amusing premises for a detective series， with each tale set within a home of Queen Elizabeth II and involving her covert attempts to resolve the latest mystery from poison pen letters， to murders and theft。 All the while， keeping her actions hidden from everyone except her Assistant Private Secretary， Rozie。 In this light-hearted and well-paced tale， recent events are causing life to be even more complex than usual。 The Queen is dealing with a new Prime Minister （Theresa May） ， the fallout from the Brexit referendum， and a tumultuous election in the United States and the possibility of Russian collusion in poisonings！ I must admit that I laughed out loud while reading about these real life people and scenarios， against the backdrop of our mystery。 It is against this background， that we meet Rozie as the Queen asked her APS to help find a missing painting。 Initially， Rozie assumes that this will be a simple inquiry - nothing too taxing， complicated etc。 However， as Rozie delves into the works department's actions， there is an unexpected death and soon our intrepid duo are on the track of a violent killer。 'Her Majesty the Queen Investigates' series provides a light=hearted tale with an enjoyable level of detail re the daily life in BP。 And the mention of Prince Philip acts a certain poignancy and Rozie is one of the more refreshing characters that I have read in some time。 。。。more
Karen Kingston
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Full review to follow but I loved this book as much as the first in the series。 Loved the mix of history， tradition， cosy mystery and murder。
Kirsty
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