We Three Queens
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher 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.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Bowen's thin if enjoyable 18th adventure for Lady Georgiana "Georgie" Rannoch (after The Proof of the Pudding), Georgie tries to help King Edward out of a jam. The year is 1936, and Edward ("David" to Georgie, his somewhat distant cousin) has fallen madly in love with American socialite Wallis Simpson and plans to marry her. Knowing the announcement will cause a media storm, he's asked Georgie to put Wallis up at the country estate where she's staying. Soon after Ms. Simpson arrives, Georgie's overbearing sister turns up with her entire family, set on scouting boarding schools for her son. Then Sir Hubert, the actual owner of the estate, returns from California with a troupe of Hollywood actors in tow, having given them permission to shoot a film about Henry VIII on-site. The ballooning group's shenanigans keep the action churning until a murder occurs at the book's 11th hour, which Georgie ties up swiftly. The plotting lacks tension, even by Bowen's laid-back standards, but as an amusing glimpse at the upper crust of pre-war British society, this has its charms. Devoted series fans will enjoy themselves.
