SJ Bennett

In the wake of a referendum which has divided the nation, the last thing the Queen needs is any additional problems to worry about. But when a body is found in the Palace swimming pool, she finds herself once again in the middle of a murder investigation which even her best detectives can't crack. With her trusted secretary Rozie by her side, the Queen is determined to solve the case. But when an oil painting of the Royal Yacht Britannia - first given to the Queen in the 1950s - shows up unexpectedly in a Royal Navy exhibition, she begins to realise that there is more to this murder than she could ever have suspected

A Three Dog Problem

For fans of The Crown and The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. On a perfect Spring morning at Windsor Castle, Queen Elizabeth II will enjoy a cup of tea, carry out all her royal duties . . . and solve a murder. 'Like an episode of The Crown - but with a spicy dish of murder on the side' (DAILY MAIL) ______________________ The morning after a dinner party at Windsor Castle, eighty-nine-year-old Queen Elizabeth is shocked to discover that one of her guests has been found murdered in his room, with a rope around his neck. When the police begin to suspect her loyal servants, Her Majesty knows they are looking in the wrong place. For the Queen has been living an extraordinary double life ever since her coronation. Away from the public eye, she has a brilliant knack for solving crimes. With her household's happiness on the line, her secret must not get out. Can the Queen and her trusted secretary Rozie catch the killer, without getting caught themselves? Miss Marple meets The Crown in The Windsor Knot, the first book in the 'Her Majesty The Queen Investigates' mystery series by SJ Bennett - for fans of The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, Agatha Christie and M.C. Beaton's Agatha Raisin. ______________________ PRAISE FOR THE WINDSOR KNOT: 'Hilarious, affectionate, and so well observed . . . I loved it' - JOANNE HARRIS 'A total joy' - NINA STIBBE 'A highly original and delightfully charming crime series' - ADELE PARKS 'Possibly the most adorable crime novel out this year' - RUTH WARE 'Charming, cosy and respectful' - GUARDIAN 'Gently hilarious and utterly charming' - AMANDA CRAIG

The Queen investigates a murder in this delightfully clever mystery for fans of The Thursday Murder Club

The Windsor Knot

THE ROYALLY BRILLIANT THIRD BOOK IN THE HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN INVESTIGATES MYSTERY SERIES - NOW AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER IN HARDBACK, EBOOK AND AUDIOBOOK! ____________________ Christmas at Sandringham is going to be murder . . . A human hand and a bag of drugs are found washed up on a beach next to the Queen's estate at Sandringham The Queen identifies the 70-year-old victim, Edward St Cyr, from his signet ring. But the search for his killer is not so straightforward. Suspects include the Queen's horse groom, a shady land agent, an aristocrat neighbour, as well as the victim's many cousins and relations. The investigation leads the Queen - and her trusted assistant, Rozie - to a local pigeon racing club, back to London, and to the ancient, moated Godwick Hall. But how do the seemingly disparate pieces of the puzzle fit together? And who is the next victim? Agatha Christie meets The Crown in MURDER MOST ROYAL, the much-anticipated third book in the 'Her Majesty The Queen Investigates' mystery series by SJ Bennett - for fans of The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, Agatha Christie and M.C. Beaton's Agatha Raisin. ______________________ PRAISE FOR THE 'HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN INVESTIGATES' SERIES: 'A witty whodunit starring our very own HM The Queen as an amateur sleuth' - GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'A pitch-perfect murder mystery' - Ruth Ware 'Written with wit and brio' - Daily Express 'Miss Marple with a crown' - Daily Mirror 'Absolute perfection!' - Isabelle Broom 'Delightfully charming' - Adele Parks 'Pure confection' - New York Times 'Warm & witty' - Woman&Home 'A delightful read' - BBC Radio 2 'I loved it' - Joanne Harris 'A total joy' - Nina Stibbe 'Charming' - Guardian 'What a hoot!' - Saga

Murder Most Royal

THE ROYALLY BRILLIANT FOURTH BOOK IN THE HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN INVESTIGATES MYSTERY SERIES - NOW AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER IN HARDBACK, EBOOK AND AUDIOBOOK! ________________ 1957 - A young woman is found dead in a mews house a mile from Buckingham Palace, wearing only silk underwear and a diamond tiara. An older man is discovered nearby, garrotted and pierced through the eye with a long, sharp implement. According to the police, a high society card game was going on downstairs that night. One of the players surely committed the murders, but each of them can give the others an alibi. When someone very close to her is implicated, the young Queen is drawn in to the investigation . . . PRAISE FOR THE 'HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN INVESTIGATES' SERIES: 'A witty whodunit starring our very own HM The Queen as an amateur sleuth' - GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'A pitch-perfect murder mystery' - Ruth Ware 'Written with wit and brio' - Daily Express 'Miss Marple with a crown' - Daily Mirror 'Absolute perfection!' - Isabelle Broom 'Delightfully charming' - Adele Parks 'Pure confection' - New York Times 'Warm & witty' - Woman&Home 'A delightful read' - BBC Radio 2 'I loved it' - Joanne Harris 'A total joy' - Nina Stibbe 'Charming' - Guardian 'What a hoot!' - Saga

A Death in Diamonds

Prvá kniha veľmi originálnej a neskutočne múdrej detektívnej série, v ktorej kráľovná Alžbeta II. sama rozrieši zločin popri svojich kráľovských povinnostiach. Je začiatok jari roku 2013 a kráľovná Alžbeta II. sa na Windsorskom hrade pripravuje na oslavu svojich deväťdesiatych narodenín. No prípravy sa prerušia, keď v jednej z hradných spální objavia mŕtve telo. Scéna nasvedčuje tomu, že mladý ruský klavirista sa obesil sám, ale uzol nebol poriadne dotiahnutý. Vyšetrovania sa chopí bezpečnostná služba MI5, aby odhalila, čo sa vlastne stalo. Kráľovná necháva vyšetrovanie na profesionálov, až kým nezistí, že ich podozrenia vedú nesprávnym smerom. Z celej udalosti je veľmi nešťastná a ľutuje svoje služobníctvo, ktoré tiež patrí medzi podozrivých. Preto sa rozhodne vziať veci do vlastných rúk. S pomocou asistentky svojho súkromného tajomníka Rozie Oshodiovej, ktorá má korene v Nigérii a slúžila aj v Kráľovskej jazdeckej artilérii, kráľovná potajomky začne vyšetrovať prípad na vlastnú päsť. Svoje kráľovské povinnosti si plní dôstojne a pokojne ako vždy, takže nikto v kráľovskej domácnosti, vo vláde ani na verejnosti netuší, že Alžbeta využíva svoj bystrý um, dôvtip a pokojnú povahu na to, aby sama učinila spravodlivosti zadosť.

Windsorský uzol

Amateur detective Queen Elizabeth II is back in this hugely entertaining follow-up to The Windsor Knot, in which Her Majesty must determine how a missing painting is connected to the shocking death of a staff member inside Buckingham Palace. At Buckingham Palace, the autumn of 2016 presages uncertain times. The Queen must deal with the fallout from the Brexit referendum, a new female prime minister, and a tumultuous election in the United States—yet these prove to be the least of her worries when a staff member is found dead beside the palace swimming pool. Is it truly the result of a tragic accident, as the police think, or is something more sinister going on? Meanwhile, her assistant private secretary, Rozie Oshodi, is on the trail of a favorite painting that once hung outside the Queen’s bedroom and appears to have been misappropriated by the Royal Navy. And a series of disturbing anonymous letters have begun circulating in the palace. The Queen’s courtiers think they have it all ‘under control’, but Her Majesty is not so sure. After all, though the staff and public may not be aware, she is the keenest sleuth among them. Sometimes, it takes a Queen’s eye to see connections where no one else can.

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