I said I intended to go back and read SJ Bennett's first book in her mystery series featuring Queen Elizabeth II, and so I did. The Windsor Knot (#1,091) is set in the period leading up to the vote for Brexit, a rather fraught political period in British history.
A talented young Russian pianist who entertained the guests at a Windsor Castle Dine and Sleep is found dead in scandalous circumstances in his room at Windsor. At first it appears to be a suicide, but her own staff is reluctant to reveal the prurient details to Her Majesty, wishing to spare her sensibilities. But it soon turns out that the scene was staged for a murder. But who is behind it? Was it political, personal or something else entirely?
Her Majesty wishes to find out, since she had danced with him only the night before. She taps her new Personal Assistant Secretary, Rozie Oshidi, to help her with the legwork. Rozie never expected working for the Queen would be like this!
Very entertaining behind-the-scenes mysteries in royal settings, SJ Bennett has combined intriguing who-donnits with gossipy royal tidbits. Although the Queen is now gone, I hope this mystery series will live on!
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