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  • Murder Most Royal

  • A Novel (Her Majesty the Queen Investigates, Book 3)
  • By: SJ Bennett
  • Narrated by: Jane Copland
  • Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (112 ratings)

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Murder Most Royal

By: SJ Bennett
Narrated by: Jane Copland
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Evidence that an aristocrat has gone missing—and was possibly murdered—near Sandringham House sets Queen Elizabeth II on the path to discover unsavory family secrets and much more in this new installment of the series the New York Times Book Review calls “sheer entertainment.”

Queen Elizabeth II is looking forward to a traditional Christmas gathering with her family in Sandringham when a shocking discovery interrupts holiday plans. A severed hand has been found—but even more unsettling, she recognizes the signet ring still attached to a finger. It belongs to a scion of the St Cyr family, her old friends from nearby Ladybridge Hall. Despite the personal connection, the Queen wants to leave the investigation to the police—that is, until newspapers drag her name into the matter.

As reporters speculate about the proximity of the crime to the Crown and the police fail to investigate a suspicious accident on her doorstep, Elizabeth quietly begins to mull over the mystery herself. With help from her Assistant Private Secretary, Rozie Oshodi, she delves into the interlocking layers of fact and fiction surrounding the high-profile case. Someone in the quiet county of Norfolk seems to have a secret worth killing for, and the Queen is determined to find out who and what that is—even if that means discovering that someone in her close circle is a murderer.

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Another Enjoyable Read!

I enjoy this series so much! It's fun to feel like a friend of the Queen as she goes about her day-to-day activities with family and work and slips in some sleuthing along the way. Rosie has become a friend, too, through each mystery. I hope there will be more, despite the Queen's death!

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Love this series but this one not as strong

I love this series but felt this one was not as good. The mystery was confusing and slow and not enough of Rosie!

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Rather different tone from the first two.

This is the third book in this series and it veers off from the first two quite a bit. The overall pace is remarkably slow, there are far fewer interactions between Rozie and The Queen, and the cast of characters is so large that they provide a pdf to help keep track of them all.

But what is a bit unsettling is that in this one The Queen confronts some of the bad guys head on. You know, like in every detective show on TV, when a person, usually a woman by herself, gets in the murderer's face and tells him I know what you did.

Which would be okay I suppose if one, she wasn't The Queen, and two, if that wasn't the antithesis of her process in the first two books. In those two, which were fabulous, The Queen was certainly the brains of the operation, solving nearby murders like she had been doing it her whole life. But using Rozie and others as go betweens, almost like avatars. So that she wouldn't be seen as doing the work of the police for them, or be seen in inappropriate places, asking inappropriate questions.

In this book she's constantly traipsing off by herself, putting herself at risk, and practically going all Columbo on some folks. Honestly I enjoyed the ways of the first two better, with Rozie, young, highly skilled, very fit, was the one taking the risks, not the elder monarch.

I hear the next one will arrive in England, in February. But it will be set back in 1957. So no Rozie. Who knows when we will have access to it here.

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A relaxing adventure

The reader is the perfect voice for this royal story. Ready for another queenly adventure

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ENJOYED ALL BENNETT'S MYSTERIES & THE QUEEN

Bennett writes compelling small town drama digging deep into family history. Her main character is the late Queen Elizabeth Ii.. monarch can. That HRH is familiar with all participants, the neighboring communities, constabulary, and victims. Delightful read.

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Tackled a difficult problem

I enjoyed this most of the series. Over the top with the fawning over QEII but that is up front and why many choose it.

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Great!

A great third book and exciting ending!! I hope there will be more to come!

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Love this series

Beautifully written, told, and keeps you guessing. Excellent narration. I’m looking forward to the next one book.

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Fun listen

I enjoy the idea of her majesty being interested in justice, and even though it’s a fantasy, it is clearly kind to the royals. Enjoyable listening.

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Love the series❤️

All of the 3 books have been very interesting and informative about life at the palace. You wondered if she had worked, at the Palace at some point, or know of someone who did. All 3 books have been very wonderful cozy mysteries.
With Queen Elizabeth passing I wonder where she will go next? Will she keep us in this world or go to a new one!
Great job!

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