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We three queens / Rhys Bowen.

Bowen, Rhys, (author.).

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"New mother Lady Georgiana Rannoch finds herself trying to separate fact from fiction when a murder occurs during the filming of a splashy historical drama on the grounds of her estate ... My darling little James Albert has finally arrived, and I am enjoying every moment of being a new mother. Well, there are certainly many dirty nappies to be changed, and I may be somewhat sleep deprived, but I am utterly content, especially now that my husband, Darcy, won't be traveling quite so much for his very secret government work. Everything is going swimmingly until Darcy is summoned to a private meeting with my cousin, who happens to be King Edward VIII. The king is in turmoil and wants desperately to marry the scandalously divorced and even more scandalously American Wallis Simpson. Darcy tries to convince Edward that his duty to his people must come first, but my besotted cousin is having none of it. Much to my shock and horror, he asks Darcy and I to hide Mrs. Simpson here at Eynsleigh while he figures out what to do. I will admit freely that I don't love the idea of the judgmental, aloof Mrs. Simpson coming to stay with us, but we can hardly refuse the king. Surely she won't stay very long, and then things can get back to normal. But I soon discover that Sir Hubert, the owner of Eynsleigh, has just 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 entertaining these Hollywood transplants is much more than I bargained for. And when the young star of the show goes missing and another is found dead, my once quiet home is in complete disarray. Of course, no crisis would be complete without my never pleasant sister-in-law, Fig, who decides now would be a perfect time to visit with Binky and their two children. I know I will need to keep my wits about me to rescue my household from the brink of madness, all while searching for a missing person, solving a murder, and stopping a scandal of royal proportions ... "-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593641361 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 318 pages ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Berkley Prime Crime, [2024]
Subject: Aristocracy (Social class) > Fiction.
Families > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Missing persons > Fiction.
Mothers > Fiction.
Motion picture actors and actresses > Fiction.
Murder > Investigation > Fiction.
Rannoch, Georgie (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Scandals > Fiction.
Women spies > Fiction.
Great Britain > History > Edward, VIII, 1936- > Fiction.
Genre: Detective and mystery fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 1 of 3 copies available at South Central Regional Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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  • Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2024 October #1
    A new mother's perfect life is upended when murder comes to Eynsleigh Manor. Lady Georgiana Rannoch is cousin to David (King Edward VIII to you), sister to a duke, and wife of Darcy O'Mara, a spy for Great Britain. Happy to leave her exciting past behind and devote herself to doting on her adorable infant son, she lives with her family on the estate she'll inherit from her godfather, Sir Hubert. Darcy's just returned from Germany, where Georgie's beautiful mother spends a lot of time with her wealthy industrialist lover, apparently unaware of the dark clouds gathering in 1936. Trouble arrives in the form of Wallis Simpson, the mistress David wants stashed somewhere quiet while his subjects absorb the news that he's determined to marry her despite all the warnings that he can't. Georgie, appalled at the idea, is aggravated further by her brother, Binky, her bossy sister-in-law, Fig, and their children, who plan to use her home as a base while they investigate boarding schools nearby. Next, Hubert arrives with a Hollywood production company; they may be staying elsewhere, but they still disturb the routine of the estate while they're filming. Mrs. Simpson vanishes. So does a child star, who seems to have been kidnapped. New mother Georgie is more upset by the second of these developments than the first and in the course of her search for the child, she discovers something distinctly odd about the kidnapping. Things get even worse when Georgie's dogs find the strangled body of the film's leading lady. Georgie and Darcy must use all their skills and connections to thwart a murderer. Plausible suspects throng this amusing look at the hidden lives of the aristocracy. Copyright Kirkus 2024 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved.
  • Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2024 September #1

    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. Agent: Christina Hogrebe, Jane Rotrosen Agency. (Nov.)

    Copyright 2024 Publishers Weekly.

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