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We Three Queens

By Rhys Bowen
We Three Queens by Rhys Bowen digital book - Fable

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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.

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39 Reviews

3.5
“I’m not quite fed up with the royal spyness series but I’m certainly close. The main mystery didn’t start until 75% of the way through the book. At least it was solved quickly… This episode was unique because there were essentially two mysteries so I was expecting a complex and twisty tale but they didn’t tie in together at all. It made the first mystery feel like an exposition tool rather than a plot development tool. I think these books have really started to suffer from too much exposition. To have the mystery solved in 80 pages indicates that there’s too much on the front end. There’s background on the political climate, background on the daily life on the farm, reintroducing ALL the characters, and descriptions of a thirties Hollywood movie operation. The cast of characters in these books are fun and familiar but it’s gotten to the point where side characters are popping in and out without any real contribution to the plot. Towards the end of the book Georgie’s mother shows up and contributes little to the plot except to serve as an excuse to talk about the pre-WWII political climate. Georgie does have a moment of reflection about her own motherhood which is nice but as this is not a TV series, im not convinced that a cameo is necessary. What this series does have going for it is that the writing is good, the characters are fun and funny, the history is interesting, and the mysteries are well developed and clever. It’s a fun and cozy and low-stakes read.”

About Rhys Bowen

Rhys Bowen, a New York Times bestselling author, has been nominated for every major award in mystery writing, including the Edgar®, and has won many, including both the Agatha and Anthony awards. She is also the author of the Molly Murphy Mysteries, set in turn-of-the-century New York, and the Constable Evans Mysteries, set in Wales, as well as two international bestselling stand-alone novels. She was born in England and now divides her time between Northern California and Arizona.

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