Heirs and Graces (A Royal Spyness Mystery) - Hardcover

Bowen, Rhys

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 042526002X ISBN 13: 9780425260029

Publisher: Berkley, 2013

Synopsis

Lady Georgiana Rannoch learns that not everyone knows their table manners when a knife ends up in a duke’s back in the seventh Royal Spyness Mystery.

London, 1934. Entrusted by Her Majesty the Queen with grooming Jack Altringham—the Duke of Eynsford’s newly discovered heir fresh from the Outback of Australia—for high society, Georgie now has the luxurious opportunity to live in one of England’s most gorgeous stately homes. But upon her arrival at Kingsdowne Place, Georgie finds herself in a manor full of miscreants, none of whom are pleased with the discovery of her new ward.
 
Then the duke announces he wants to choose his own heir and causes quite the hubbub. Somewhere along the way Jack’s hunting knife ends up in the duke’s back. Eyes fall, backs turn, and fingers point to the young heir. As if the rascal weren’t enough of a handful, now he’s suspected of murder. But while Jack may be wild, Georgie would bet the crown jewels it wasn’t he who killed the duke...

About this title

About the Author:

Rhys Bowen, a New York Times bestselling author, has been nominated for every major award in mystery writing, including the EdgarŽ, and has won many, including both the Agatha and Anthony awards. She is the author of the Royal Spyness Mysteries, set in 1930s London, the Molly Murphy Mysteries, set in turn-of-the-century New York, and the Constable Evans Mysteries, set in Wales. She was born in England and now divides her time between Northern California and Arizona.

From Booklist:

The seventh in the Royal Spyness mystery series finds Lady Georgiana Rannoch, second cousin to King George V and thirty-fifth in line to the throne of England, facing the prospect of having nowhere to live. Then she catches a break. The dowager Duchess of Eynsford has uncovered a long-lost relative, an Australian, who, if he can be civilized—in the pre–World War II era, the British still viewed Australia as an upstart colony—could carry on the family title. The Queen asks Georgiana to go down to Kent, where she’ll stay at the duchess’ family estate and introduce the young, rough-around-the-edges Australian, Jack Altringham, to genteel society. Problems arise when, almost immediately after Georgiana’s arrival at the estate in Kent, Cedric, the Duke of Eynsford, is murdered, apparently with Jack’s knife. Like an Agatha Christie novel, the tale is leisurely paced, introducing the cast of characters, establishing their various relationships, then finally introducing the crime (the murder occurs about halfway through the book). A nice entry in this popular series, a favorite among British-cozy fans. --David Pitt

About this edition

• Publisher: Berkley
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 042526002X
• ISBN 13: 9780425260029
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304