7/2/2013
Evoking Elizabeth Peters and her Amelia Peabody series in combining history, mystery and humor, Rhys Bowen has done it again with Heirs and Graces, her seventh Royal Spyness mystery.
Kept guessing until the end, the reader is all the while treated to a social commentary of the time (1930s Edwardian England), including "royal" descriptions of country houses and misbehavior and decidedly un-royal behavior while in country houses.
Georgiana, thirty-fourth in line for the throne, is asked again by no other than the Queen of England for her help. This time, she further hones her detection skills while grooming the heir of the title and is aided in both with her support system: Darcy, Belinda and, yes, the irrepressible Queenie, too.
Ms. Bowen has wittily combined royalty and romance for another jewel in her crown.
Coincidentally, Ms. Bowen has posted an excerpt on her blog today. Of course, you can pre-order at the usual places, but why not try an independent book seller near you?
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