On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service
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When royal sleuth Georgie Rannoch receives a letter from her dearest friend Belinda, who's in an Italian villa awaiting the birth of her illegitimate baby, she yearns to run to her side. If only she could find a way to get there! But then opportunity presents itself in a most unexpected way - her cousin the queen asks her to attend a house party in the Italian Lake Country. The Prince of Wales AND the dreadful Mrs. Simpson have been invited, and Her Majesty is anxious to thwart a possible secret wedding. What luck! A chance to see Belinda, even if it is under the guise of stopping unwanted nuptials. Only that's as far as Georgie's fortune takes her. She soon discovers that she attended finishing school with the hostess of the party - and the hatred they had for each other then has barely dimmed. Plus, she needs to hide Belinda's delicate condition from the other guests. And her dashing beau, Darcy is (naturally) working undercover on a dangerous mission. Then her actress mother shows
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16 primary books17 released booksHer Royal Spyness is a 17-book series with 16 primary works first released in 2007 with contributions by Rhys Bowen.
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Despite somehow having managed to read the first book and now the latest book in this series, I'm loving it. Bowen paints a lovely (and fairly realistic) picture of the time period and I am enjoying seeing Georgie become more self-assured and confident in her abilities. The portrayal of the Crown Prince and the horrid Mrs. Simpson was fantastic and I very much enjoyed meeting the new characters. I also am looking forward to seeing her relationship with Darcy progress. I can't wait for the next book (while I go back and play catch up with the series!).
(Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.)
Short Review: This is better than the last several books. The series was dragging and I think this one picked the main story line back up again. Darcy and Georgie (spoiler) don't get married. But the marriage is imminent. Georgie (and Belinda and Queenie) are all less annoying in this book. Georgie stands up for herself a number of times (although frequently comments to herself about how surprised she is that she is standing up for herself.)
The actual history this is based on has a role her too. The Crown Prince is meeting Nazis and his eventual marriage to Mrs Simpson is getting closer.
I enjoy the series. A light cozy mystery is great as a change of pace from heavier history or theology.
My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/frightfully-secret-service/
So good! Nice complex story with plausible historical connections, with a true tearjerker happy ending!
