God Save the Queen - Hardcover

Cannell, Dorothy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0553101633 ISBN 13: 9780553101638

Publisher: Bantam, 1997

Synopsis

Sir Henry Gossinger scandalizes his family when he rewrites his will and leaves everything to his devoted butler, whose bizarre death places the butler's sweet young granddaughter in the middle of a murderously tangled web. 20,000 first printing. $20,000 ad/promo.

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Review:

Imagine Remains of the Day rewritten by an Agatha Christie with a nasty sense of humor, and you'll get some idea of why Dorothy Cannell's new mystery is such great fun. When Sir Henry Gossinger announces that he intends to leave his stately home to the man who has been his butler for 50 years, all sorts of upper-class stuff begins to hit a variety of fans. The elderly butler is drowned in a toilet, his sharp-witted granddaughter is exiled to London, and greed is only one of the seven deadly sins that go for a romp over the glorious grounds. Cannell displays a similar combination of talents in Femmes Fatal and especially How to Murder the Man of Your Dreams, both available in paperback.

From the Publisher:

Flora Hutchins, owner of The Silver Tea Pot shop, finds royal scandal, mystery and misadventure abound in and around the Royal Palace. God Save the Queen! is the first in a mystery series starring Flora Hutchins.

At Gloomy Gossinger Hall, Sir Henry Gossinger has just dropped a bombshell. He has announced to his unwitting relatives that he has written a new will...bequeathing everything to his devoted butler, Hutchins. Not since the days of George III, when roguish Sir Roland Gossinger was accused of stealing the Queen's silver tea strainer, has such a scandal threatened the family honor. But worse is yet to come. For Hutchins is found dead, a victim of foul play. And what could the butler have meant by his dying words, "God Save the Queen"? Soon, Gossinger Hall's history of treachery and intrigue--topped by the ongoing rift with the Royal Family over the lost tea strainer--casts its shadow over Hutchins' only heir, his sweet young granddaughter, Flora. Flora finds herself suddenly caught in a murderously tangled web, where even a familiar face can hide the heart of a cold blooded killer.

Delicious characters, a killer of a plot, and new heights of hilarity make God Save the Queen! Dorothy Cannell's most wickedly diabolical mystery yet!

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0553101633
• ISBN 13: 9780553101638
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224