It is Lady Georgiana's first Christmas as a married woman. She has plans for a quiet, low key holiday. Instead, she has been invited to a gathering by her husband's aunt at a small house (relatively speaking) near Sandringham (where the Royals spend the holiday). Included in the guests are the Prince and 'that horrible woman' (Mrs. Simpson). There have been strange happenings, starting the previous December, and the Queen wants Georgiana to keep her eyes and ears open. There are more deaths, and a possible attempt aimed at the Prince of Wales. What is the connection here? God Rest Ye, Royal Gentleman, one of the Royal Spyness Mystery books, by Rhys Bowen was a one day read!

She's back! The Queen, that is! This time it's a missing painting, or rather, one that showed up where it didn't belong. Then there's a body. Or two. While she is investigating (discreetly, of course) a decades old 'network' of thieves is discovered. Over the years, it seems, small things have been 'removed' from the royal residences and sold. Then there are the notes, nasty notes, some so bad that employees leave working for the Royal Family, what's that all about? All the Queen's Men, is the second book by SJ Bennett featuring Queen Elizabeth II doing a 'royal' version of investigation.

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