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Bezig met laden... The Windsor knot (editie 2020)door S. J. Bennett
Informatie over het werkDe moord op Windsor Castle door SJ Bennett
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. The Windsor Knot is the first in SJ Bennett's series of mysteries featuring Queen Elizabeth II as the detective, although she is careful to give the credit to others. It was a fun, behind-the-scenes look at life as a monarch, and her sidekick(s) were all women who, as they moved on, served as mentors for the next generation of personal assistants. Philip is present as a supportive, thoughtful spouse, the corgis are always under foot, but the rest of the family is only referenced in passing. I have the next two books in the series waiting for me. Again, perhaps sooner rather than later, while I still remember the characters and could actually be caught up with the series. This is the first book in Her Majesty the Queen Investigates series. Queen Elizabeth is 91 and as sharp as ever. The morning after she had dinner with a small number of guests she is horrified to learn one of them, a young professional muscian she had danced with, died during the night and may have been murdered. Once the law enforcement investigation begins, she becomes more and more bothered with the track the investigators are taking. The interplay between the Queen and the investigators is so much fun! When she asks a question their response is always of the don't bother your pretty little head with such things type. And she doesn't, she just quietly begins her own investigation by sending out her assistant, a young woman with a military background, to do the legwork. All of the characters are well done. I like how Bennett portrayed the Queen and her relationship with Prince Phillip as well as her relationship with her employees. The opening gives us insight into her private thoughts about being at her beloved Windsor and her reluctance to return to Buckingham Palace making her a far more realistic character than we usually see. I didn't think the mystery was particulary interesting but I didn't care, it's the characters and the interplay among them that I liked. I have the second in the series on my Kindle and look forward to seeing what the Queen has to get involved in the next time. A talented young pianist has a night of music, dancing, and looovvvve at Windsor Castle, but the next day finds him strung up in a closet in a very embarrassing condition. Also he’s dead. Imagine explaining to Queen Elizabeth that the cause of death appears to be autoerotic asphyxiation. It’s not, of course. It’s murder, or else this would be a very different kind of book. SJ Bennett starts out weak; the point of view changes with every paragraph in the first few very short chapters, which is disruptive to the reading experience. Once she’s introduced most of the characters, though, the author’s footing is firm as she moves forward with the story. It’s odd to read a book in which so many of the main characters are fictionalized versions of real living people, but if the reader can set that weirdness aside, this is actually quite a good story. I couldn’t even pretend to follow the machinations that led to this murder as well as two others, but the main characters are nicely developed and the story flows well. Parts of this very readable cozy mystery would rate five stars, but the awkward beginning and the fact that the author didn’t have to build a setting or a main character from scratch warrant a one-star reduction to four stars. The second book, All the Queen’s Men is due out this month (March 2022); its UK title is A Three Dog Problem. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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HTML: "Sheer entertainment... Bennett infuses wit and an arch sensibility into her prose... This is not mere froth, it is pure confection." â?? New York Times Book Review "[A] pitch-perfect murder mystery... If The Crown were crossed with Miss Marple..., the result would probably be something like this charming whodunnit." â?? Ruth Ware, author of One by One The bestselling first book in a highly original and delightfully clever crime series in which Queen Elizabeth II secretly solves crimes while carrying out her royal duties. It is the early spring of 2016 and Queen Elizabeth is at Windsor Castle in advance of her 90th birthday celebrations. But the preparations are interrupted by the shocking and untimely death of a guest in one of the Castle bedrooms. The scene leads some to think the young Russian pianist strangled himself, yet a badly tied knot leads MI5 to suspect foul play. When they begin to question the Household's most loyal servants, Her Majesty knows they're looking in the wrong place. For the Queen has been living an extraordinary double life ever since her teenage years as "Lilibet." Away from the public eye and unbeknownst to her closest friends and advisers, she has the most brilliant skill for solving crimes. With help from her Assistant Private Secretary, Rozie Oshodi, a British Nigerian officer recently appointed to the Royal Horse Artillery, the Queen discreetly begins making inquiries. As she carries out her royal duties with her usual aplomb, no one in the Royal Household, the government, or the public knows that the resolute Elizabeth won't hesitate to use her keen eye, quick mind, and steady nerve to bring a murderer to justice. SJ Bennett captures Queen Elizabeth's voice with skill, nuance, wit, and genuine charm in this imaginative and engaging mystery that portrays Her Majesty as she's rarely seen: kind yet worldly, decisive, shrewd, and, most important, a superb judge of character Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Loved this story about how the Queen is secretly a master detective solving crimes while nobody is the wiser except for her trusted secretary (always a woman)
This probably isn’t a book for everyone but if you know / care a bit about the royal family you’ll probably find it fun.
I’m totally down for this to be a series. ( )