The Windsor Knot
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Summary
The first book in a highly original and delightfully clever crime series in which Queen Elizabeth II secretly solves crimes while carrying out her royal duties。
On a perfect Spring morning at Windsor Castle， Queen Elizabeth II will enjoy a cup of tea， carry out all her royal duties 。 。 。 and solve a murder。
The morning after a dinner party at Windsor Castle， eighty-nine-year-old Queen Elizabeth is shocked to discover that one of her guests has been found murdered in his room， with a rope around his neck。 When the police begin to suspect her loyal servants， Her Majesty knows they are looking in the wrong place。 For the Queen has been living an extraordinary double life ever since her coronation。 Away from the public eye， she has a brilliant knack for solving crimes。
With her household's happiness on the line， her secret must not get out。 Can the Queen and her trusted secretary Rozie catch the killer， without getting caught themselves？
Miss Marple meets The Crown in The Windsor Knot， the first book in the 'Her Majesty The Queen Investigates' mystery series by SJ Bennett。
On a perfect Spring morning at Windsor Castle， Queen Elizabeth II will enjoy a cup of tea， carry out all her royal duties 。 。 。 and solve a murder。
The morning after a dinner party at Windsor Castle， eighty-nine-year-old Queen Elizabeth is shocked to discover that one of her guests has been found murdered in his room， with a rope around his neck。 When the police begin to suspect her loyal servants， Her Majesty knows they are looking in the wrong place。 For the Queen has been living an extraordinary double life ever since her coronation。 Away from the public eye， she has a brilliant knack for solving crimes。
With her household's happiness on the line， her secret must not get out。 Can the Queen and her trusted secretary Rozie catch the killer， without getting caught themselves？
Miss Marple meets The Crown in The Windsor Knot， the first book in the 'Her Majesty The Queen Investigates' mystery series by SJ Bennett。
Reviews
Cory Beyer
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A man dies in Windsor Castle after a Dine & Sleep hosted by the Queen。 The Queen "investigates" this murder using her right hand women and slips clues to the Lead investigator。 I liked how this book talks about the love that Elizabeth has for Phillip （amazing timing） and how very human she is。 Though this is fiction， I would like to think that the Queen is one fun and witty lady！ The story itself was bogged down with a lot or Russian names making a little hard to read。 This looks like it is book A man dies in Windsor Castle after a Dine & Sleep hosted by the Queen。 The Queen "investigates" this murder using her right hand women and slips clues to the Lead investigator。 I liked how this book talks about the love that Elizabeth has for Phillip （amazing timing） and how very human she is。 Though this is fiction， I would like to think that the Queen is one fun and witty lady！ The story itself was bogged down with a lot or Russian names making a little hard to read。 This looks like it is book 1 of a series and I would probably read book 2。 #thewindsorknot #sjbennett 。。。more
Jennifer
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Cute concept and likeable characters。 Kind of a convoluted crime。
Kim
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A clever well done cozy， just what I wanted to read。 Can't wait for book 2！ A clever well done cozy， just what I wanted to read。 Can't wait for book 2！ 。。。more
Avani ✨
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The Windsor Knot by S。 J。 Bennett is the first book in the duology "Her Majesty the Queen Investigates"， a murder mystery series which is related to the royals and Queen Elizabeth II herself investigates and solves with her team。This one's a definite cozy murder mystery， along with Queen Elizabeth's wit and charm that we get to hear from Bennett's words。 We also see some cute and charming conversation between her and her husband Prince Philip。Queen Elizabeth is at Windsor Castle for her 90th bir The Windsor Knot by S。 J。 Bennett is the first book in the duology "Her Majesty the Queen Investigates"， a murder mystery series which is related to the royals and Queen Elizabeth II herself investigates and solves with her team。This one's a definite cozy murder mystery， along with Queen Elizabeth's wit and charm that we get to hear from Bennett's words。 We also see some cute and charming conversation between her and her husband Prince Philip。Queen Elizabeth is at Windsor Castle for her 90th birthday celebration。 But things take a turn when a guest is found dead in his chambers。 Hence， when the investigation team does not find relevant details， Queen Elizabeth takes things in her hands and solves the murder with her personal team。Anything with royalty and you will find me there。 Hence， I picked up this book and it was good。 Nothing special in terms of writing or twists and turns， but the main charm was to see the well drawn character of Queen Elizabeth II。 I enjoyed it overall。 。。。more
Barbara
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Disappointing read
D
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When is the next book in the series？I loved， loved， loved this book！！ I am an ardent unabashed Monarchist and I adore the Queen。。 the character of the Queen in this book is exactly how I imagine she would be in real life （if she was indeed a secret sleuth in her spare time）The narrator was on point with great voices for individual characters and a very easy to listen to。 The story kept me engrossed from end to end。。 I cannot wait for the next book in the series！！
Missy
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Fantastic！ Loved every moment I spent with the Queen。 And grateful for my introduction to jam pennies。
Nancy
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I started reading this on the day Prince Philip died。 It’s amazing how real and lifelike S。J。 Bennett makes her royal characters。 A really enjoyable novel！
Vickie
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I gave this novel two stars because I found it too slow to really become interested or vested in the murder mystery。 Read it for the internet hype， but found it disappointing。
Ali Williams
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It was a quick read and cute book for the genre。 I get the author is smart—she named dropped Cambridge and McKinsey in her bio—but the overly complex diction did make book hard to read in the beginning。
Carla
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This is a fictional story in which the Queen with the help of her assistant Rozie， turns detective to solve a mysterious death at Windsor Castle。 Although it is fiction， the family details and those of the Castle are accurate and the relationship between the Queen and Prince Philip is portrayed in exactly the way I imagined it。 I had this book on my shelf and now seemed the appropriate time to read it。 I loved it。
Angela
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The Windsor Knot by S J BennettSynopsis /On a perfect Spring morning at Windsor Castle， Queen Elizabeth II will enjoy a cup of tea， carry out all her royal duties 。 。 。 and solve a murder。The morning after a dinner party at Windsor Castle， eighty-nine-year-old Queen Elizabeth is shocked to discover that one of her guests has been found murdered in his room， with a rope around his neck。 When the police begin to suspect her loyal servants， Her Majesty knows they are looking in the wrong place。 For The Windsor Knot by S J BennettSynopsis /On a perfect Spring morning at Windsor Castle， Queen Elizabeth II will enjoy a cup of tea， carry out all her royal duties 。 。 。 and solve a murder。The morning after a dinner party at Windsor Castle， eighty-nine-year-old Queen Elizabeth is shocked to discover that one of her guests has been found murdered in his room， with a rope around his neck。 When the police begin to suspect her loyal servants， Her Majesty knows they are looking in the wrong place。 For the Queen has been living an extraordinary double life ever since her coronation。 Away from the public eye， she has a brilliant knack for solving crimes。With her household's happiness on the line， her secret must not get out。 Can the Queen and her trusted secretary Rozie catch the killer， without getting caught themselves？My Thoughts /There’s nothing more comforting than a nice hot cup of English Breakfast tea on a cold morning。 Thank you my dear， now please give me your best curtsy and you may go！ I love a good cosy mystery and this did not disappoint。 After hosting a ‘dine and sleep’ soirée （that’s Royal speak for a sleepover party！） at Windsor Castle， Lilibet （Queen Elizabeth II to all you Royalists） wakes up to distressing news that overnight， a guest had been found dead in his room。 The deceased， Maksim Brodsky （a handsome young Russian pianist） was found hanging with a rope around his neck。 At first glance it appears as if young Maksim has committed suicide， but did he？ The Met Police and MI5 are brought in to investigate。 MI5 is convinced foul play was involved， that he was murdered。 They have decided that the pianist's death resulted from a Putin directed assassination with the help of a member of the Palace staff。Sir Simon Holcraft， the Queen’s Private Secretary， tries to shield her from the worst of the news。 However Lilibet is far too astute to believe a half truth。 We soon learn that the Queen （aka The Boss） has in fact， been solving ‘mysteries’ since she was a teenager。 When it appears the case is headed in the wrong direction， the Queen enlists the help of her assistant private secretary， Rozie Oshodi， to go seek out the truth about the man's death。In addition to solving the mystery of Brodsky’s demise， the Queen also goes about her daily business of royal duties – celebrating the anniversary of the postal service; handing out awards; playing hostess to the Obamas and the Japanese Prime Minister and his wife; attending public festivities for her 90th birthday; visiting with her children and grand-children; walking the dogs; riding her horses; attending the Royal Windsor Horse Show; and， most importantly， spending time with her husband， Prince Phillip。It's a wonderfully charming and cleverly constructed read。 。。。more
Mallory
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This was truly a unique premise for a new cozy mystery series。 I liked the idea of the Queen of England being the brains behind the mystery solving but her being so stealth as to having to the rather useless official investigators thinking they had achieved it all。 （Although that annoyed me since they acted as though the queen couldn’t think at all let alone handle their male greatness and intelligence）。 I also liked that the story gave some humanizing to the Queen and showed her as both a perso This was truly a unique premise for a new cozy mystery series。 I liked the idea of the Queen of England being the brains behind the mystery solving but her being so stealth as to having to the rather useless official investigators thinking they had achieved it all。 （Although that annoyed me since they acted as though the queen couldn’t think at all let alone handle their male greatness and intelligence）。 I also liked that the story gave some humanizing to the Queen and showed her as both a person and a figure。 I do hope there will be more， but I hope that the mystery can be a little more in future volumes。 Maybe it was the third party investigating but this mystery seemed a little flat and small although at it’s first introduction it was a bit scandalous。 It was certainly creative to have a piano player die at Windsor castle in a dressing gown appearing to have taken part in kinky sex games that left him dead。 。。。more
Stacey Hammond
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The Windsor knot， sometimes referred to as a full Windsor （or misleadingly as a double Windsor） to distinguish it from the half-Windsor， is a knot used to tie a necktie 👔This was 'different'， I found myself reading it half as the fun read it was， but reality kept slipping in due to all of the names being used。 You hit the nail on the head with dear Philip's gaffes， but having the Queen taking about 'auto eroticism asphyxiation' was just a tad fucked up！ If you loved Nancy Drew as a young teen or The Windsor knot， sometimes referred to as a full Windsor （or misleadingly as a double Windsor） to distinguish it from the half-Windsor， is a knot used to tie a necktie 👔This was 'different'， I found myself reading it half as the fun read it was， but reality kept slipping in due to all of the names being used。 You hit the nail on the head with dear Philip's gaffes， but having the Queen taking about 'auto eroticism asphyxiation' was just a tad fucked up！ If you loved Nancy Drew as a young teen or Miss Marple， then you'll adore this book。It's the eve of her Majesty's 90th birthday & she's having several guests over for a dinner & sleep， including Sir David Attenborough。 The next morning one of her guests is found dead！ 😱Was it suicide， a sex game gone horribly wrong or murder？ I don't want to ruin this for you， you so need to read this one for yourself！ 𝗜 𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮 5 ⭐ 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 。。。more
Michelle
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3。5。 This was just like really cute and well done。 A nice blend of fact and fiction。
Angel
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I wanted to love this more but I just didn’t。 Maybe it’s too soon after the Duke’s passing。
Connor Hansford
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I enjoyed this。 Very quirky。 Sometimes I found the plot hard to follow but I suppose the point is the Queen so it's all good。 I look forward to many more like this。 I enjoyed this。 Very quirky。 Sometimes I found the plot hard to follow but I suppose the point is the Queen so it's all good。 I look forward to many more like this。 。。。more
Eager Reader
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Having watched The Crown this past winter it is fun to imagine Queen Elizabeth subtly directing the solving of a murder in Windsor Castle。 It is always difficult when the author chooses a well known living person as their detective and I'd imagine Queen Elizabeth would rather not be an imaginary detective but it is a fun read。 The humor is subtle， in fact the whole book book could be described as subtle but fun。 The creation of the Queen's assistant private secretary Rozie Oshodi gives us great Having watched The Crown this past winter it is fun to imagine Queen Elizabeth subtly directing the solving of a murder in Windsor Castle。 It is always difficult when the author chooses a well known living person as their detective and I'd imagine Queen Elizabeth would rather not be an imaginary detective but it is a fun read。 The humor is subtle， in fact the whole book book could be described as subtle but fun。 The creation of the Queen's assistant private secretary Rozie Oshodi gives us great insight into the current culture shift in England。 Rozie and the Queen follow the many twists and turns in the story line until we reach the satisfying conclusion。 。 Hooray for Rozie and all hail the Queen。 。。。more
Becca Boland
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A fun cozy mystery with the Queen as your amateur sleuth。 Is this book going to change your life？ Absolutely not。 But is it going to give you a fun escape - for sure。 Great for any royal fan or Anglophile。 I look forward to more titles in this series。 Genre: Biographical fiction; MysteriesThemes: Starring famous figuresCharacter: LikeableWriting Style: Witty
Denise
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The first book in a highly original and delightfully clever crime series in which Queen Elizabeth II secretly solves crimes while carrying out her royal duties。It is early 2016 and Queen Elizabeth is at Windsor Castle （her favourite） in advance of her ninetieth birthday celebrations。。。but the preparations are interrupted by the shocking and untimely death of a guest in one of the castle bedrooms。 So， we join Lilibet。。。who apparently has been solving mysteries since she was a teenager。。。（and doin The first book in a highly original and delightfully clever crime series in which Queen Elizabeth II secretly solves crimes while carrying out her royal duties。It is early 2016 and Queen Elizabeth is at Windsor Castle （her favourite） in advance of her ninetieth birthday celebrations。。。but the preparations are interrupted by the shocking and untimely death of a guest in one of the castle bedrooms。 So， we join Lilibet。。。who apparently has been solving mysteries since she was a teenager。。。（and doing it quite brilliantly）。 Along with some help from her private secretary Rozie Oshodi， the dear Queen gets down to business and pushing the detectives from MI6 in the right direction with hints and nudges， solves the murder。 This was an extremely wonderful cozy mystery。。。and the Queen and her handsome Prince， were delightful to read about。。。。both are so witty。。。one could imagine having afternoon tea and hearing all bout the mystery straight from Lilibet herself。 I will read the next installment of Her Majesty the Queen Investigates for certain。 。。。more
Erica B
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Having heard it was a book about the Queen solving murders， thought it would be a lighter campy fluff read。 It was not， it was more like an actual spy murder mystery。 I had a hard time getting into it， maybe due to my preconception。 There were a bunch of different characters that I didn't always keep track of。 And it came from different perspectives， where I wasn't always sure for a while who was narrating。 Partly I probably couldn't keep track as I just never got pulled into it。 And then， not t Having heard it was a book about the Queen solving murders， thought it would be a lighter campy fluff read。 It was not， it was more like an actual spy murder mystery。 I had a hard time getting into it， maybe due to my preconception。 There were a bunch of different characters that I didn't always keep track of。 And it came from different perspectives， where I wasn't always sure for a while who was narrating。 Partly I probably couldn't keep track as I just never got pulled into it。 And then， not total spoiler， but possibly partial spoiler if you don't want any hint of the ending。。。 at the end I wasn't overly pleased it seemed to give up on giving clues to let you tie it together and basically just spent one long chapter telling you how it was done。 So was alright， if you like spy novels， but with the premise I was hoping for more。 。。。more
Maria
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I need to put my thoughts down while they're still top of mind。 When I first picked up The Windsor Knot by S。J。 Bennett， the synopsis sounded fresh and original。 This is mystery-lite， which I'm completely down with， but the pacing was slow， the stakes were low， and the revelations didn't engage。The gist of the story （and I'm guessing the theme of a future ongoing series） is Her Majesty The Queen， along with her assistant secretary， take it upon themselves to solve a murder that happened inside t I need to put my thoughts down while they're still top of mind。 When I first picked up The Windsor Knot by S。J。 Bennett， the synopsis sounded fresh and original。 This is mystery-lite， which I'm completely down with， but the pacing was slow， the stakes were low， and the revelations didn't engage。The gist of the story （and I'm guessing the theme of a future ongoing series） is Her Majesty The Queen， along with her assistant secretary， take it upon themselves to solve a murder that happened inside the walls of Windsor Castle following a "dine and sleep。" The actual authorities appear to be on the wrong track and Queen Elizabeth， over the course of the novel， neatly steers them back。Bennett clearly did her research and portrays a realistic portrait of the Queen， Prince Philip， and the royal goings-on at various palaces。 In real life， Queen Elizabeth is famous for her soft power， diplomatic skills， and non-partisanship and these traits follow the Queen into the book。 However， they make for a very boring lead character in a murder mystery novel。 I would be willing to suspend belief if it allowed the Queen to have more agency and an active role in the solving of this mystery。 Between galas， horse shows， and privy council meetings， she primarily makes suggestions to Rozie Oshodie （her assistant secretary） on who to interview and Oshodie does all the legwork。 When Oshodie does find something of note， they then have a non-discussion discussion about it。 Never explicitly mentioning what they're really talking about。 The final reveal is a surprise， not because of what it reveals， but by how little I cared （I feel terrible saying that！） The reader is never given the chance to guess the outcome for themselves because the murder players were underdeveloped and one of them comes out of left field。 Ultimately， I would try her next book because the concept has a lot of promise。 However， I would like to see the Queen take an active role and not be a passive presence sitting in her plush palace。 I think it would be more fascinating if they took her back to the '50s-'70s and she could really flex some detective skills！ The book hints that she's been solving mysteries for decades， so I'm ready to see it。 。。。more
Joseph Bainbridge
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“Tom said Humphreys solved the whole thing，” he said。 “Wouldn’t have thought he had it in him。”“Yes， it was rather surprising。” “Bloody shocking， I’d say。 D’ya know， I think he had someone feeding him information。” “Do you？” She frowned at her husband sharply。 “God yes，” he said， with an emphatic nod。 “Some underling， no doubt。 Brainy as hell but quite passed over。 Doing all the work and giving him all the kudos。 Don’t you think？”She relaxed a little。 “Something like that。”I must say that I was “Tom said Humphreys solved the whole thing，” he said。 “Wouldn’t have thought he had it in him。”“Yes， it was rather surprising。” “Bloody shocking， I’d say。 D’ya know， I think he had someone feeding him information。” “Do you？” She frowned at her husband sharply。 “God yes，” he said， with an emphatic nod。 “Some underling， no doubt。 Brainy as hell but quite passed over。 Doing all the work and giving him all the kudos。 Don’t you think？”She relaxed a little。 “Something like that。”I must say that I was immediately drawn to the brilliant premise of this novel。 I mean， who doesn’t secretly wish that The Queen moonlighted as a private investigator？ Throughout the novel， The Queen uses her unlimited connections to solve crime under the radar， with the help of her savvy young secretary， Rozie。 And while the novel fantastically captures the nuances of The Queen’s voice， a balance between elegant wit and bone dry humour， I’d like to see further development for Rozie in upcoming entries in the series。 While at times I felt one step behind， and perhaps even a little lost， by the vast array of characters and misdirects， like any good mystery novel， the bigger picture came together by the end。 I was left feeling satisfied， if a tad under-qualified。 This Queen has brass and brains to boot。 But isn’t that something we knew all along？ The Windsor Knot is a very fun read that I would highly suggest to fans of the genre。 。。。more
Vicki
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This was such a fun read！ I love reading about and watching things about the Royal Family。 It's such an interest to me since I'm an American。 I found this to be bittersweet at the same time since Prince Phillip just passed and I finished reading it on the day of his funeral。 SJ Bennett made me feel like I was actually there and so many details were spot on from what I've seen and read。 It was so fun the Queen Elizabeth was the actual "detective" and makes me so excited for Book 2！ This was such a fun read！ I love reading about and watching things about the Royal Family。 It's such an interest to me since I'm an American。 I found this to be bittersweet at the same time since Prince Phillip just passed and I finished reading it on the day of his funeral。 SJ Bennett made me feel like I was actually there and so many details were spot on from what I've seen and read。 It was so fun the Queen Elizabeth was the actual "detective" and makes me so excited for Book 2！ 。。。more
WR
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Delightful lil cozy mystery， even if somewhat poignant with Prince Philip’s recent passing。
Liza
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Popsugar 2021: book published in 2021。
AliceC09
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I enjoyed this book。 It's a fun premise for what I believe is intended to be a series。 The author has wisely set herself up to be able to move backward or forward in time， since， in the book's universe， the Queen has been solving mysteries since she was a girl。 I thought the resolution of this book， including the overall "explanation" of the crime， to be a bit convoluted and overall a let down， but I suspect/hope that the series will get stronger as Bennett continues writing。 I enjoyed this book。 It's a fun premise for what I believe is intended to be a series。 The author has wisely set herself up to be able to move backward or forward in time， since， in the book's universe， the Queen has been solving mysteries since she was a girl。 I thought the resolution of this book， including the overall "explanation" of the crime， to be a bit convoluted and overall a let down， but I suspect/hope that the series will get stronger as Bennett continues writing。 。。。more
Malin
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Morgonen efter ett Dine-and-Sleep i Windsor Castle hittas en rysk pianist död i sitt rum。 Det ser ut som om en amorös lek har gått snett （alternativt självmord）， men MI5 kommer fram till att det är fråga om mord och är snart inne på teorin om att en rysk Sleeping Agent finns på slottet och att Putin ligger bakom det hela。 Drottningen är dock av en annan åsikt och inleder en egen utredning med hjälp av sin （relativt） nyanställda assistent Rosie。***Först av allt: uppläsaren av boken har en underba Morgonen efter ett Dine-and-Sleep i Windsor Castle hittas en rysk pianist död i sitt rum。 Det ser ut som om en amorös lek har gått snett （alternativt självmord）， men MI5 kommer fram till att det är fråga om mord och är snart inne på teorin om att en rysk Sleeping Agent finns på slottet och att Putin ligger bakom det hela。 Drottningen är dock av en annan åsikt och inleder en egen utredning med hjälp av sin （relativt） nyanställda assistent Rosie。***Först av allt: uppläsaren av boken har en underbar brittisk engelska som passar utmärkt till handlingen。 🤗Själva boken är en helt vanlig pusseldeckare med en ovanlig utredare， men jag kan absolut tänka mig Drottningen i den rollen。 Berättelsen har en lite seg bit ungefär en tredjedel in， men annars är den nog så intressant， klurig och spännande。 Jag lyssnar gärna på fler historier med Drottningen som deckare。 🤗 。。。more
Virginia Gavin
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I enjoyed this book but felt it was a little hard to keep track of what was going on at times-it felt a bit disjointed。I did like the way the Queen was described and her sense of humor showed through！
Holly
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Cozy little mystery。 The best part of this is the description of the Queen's locations and staff。 I enjoyed the strong female characters。 It's a set of charming characters for the most part， entertaining but really kind of absurd。 I'm sure that royalists love this but otherwise it's kind of just a fluffy beach read。 I won't be reading the rest in this series。 That said， I'll give it 3 stars because so many others have written strong reviews and liked it。 Just not my cup of tea （and there's a lot Cozy little mystery。 The best part of this is the description of the Queen's locations and staff。 I enjoyed the strong female characters。 It's a set of charming characters for the most part， entertaining but really kind of absurd。 I'm sure that royalists love this but otherwise it's kind of just a fluffy beach read。 I won't be reading the rest in this series。 That said， I'll give it 3 stars because so many others have written strong reviews and liked it。 Just not my cup of tea （and there's a lot of tea to be had）。。。 。。。more
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