And now the series is about to become a trilogy. MURDER MOST ROYAL will be published by Bonnier in the UK on 10 November. The Queen’s investigations continue. Do you see that flat-topped middle finger? He cut off the tip doing some carpentry when he was a teenager. But it's the signet ring, of course….Bloodstone. Quite distinctive. And that carving is of a swan from the family crest. This is the hand of Edward St Cyr.

December 2016 - A severed hand is found washed up on a beach next to the Queen's estate at Sandringham.Agatha Christie meets The Crown in MURDER MOST ROYAL , the much-anticipated third book in the 'Her Majesty The Queen Investigates' mystery series by SJ Bennett - for fans of The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, Agatha Christie and M.C. Beaton's Agatha Raisin. This is the third Her Majesty The Queen Investigates book I have read and although I thought it was the least believable, I think it is still an enjoyable read.

It’s always the family, one way or another. I pitied those wives of his. Not surprised they didn’t last the distance. The man shagged half the county.’

With the Christmas break coming to an end, the Queen and her trusted assistant Rozie must race to discover how the pieces of the puzzle fit together... History Makers: Female Writers Dominate the 2023 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award Shortlist Murder Most Royal is the third book in SJ Bennett's "Her Majesty The Queen Investigates" series. Before reviewing the book 2 things. Yes it features the late Queen Elizabeth the Second in a fictional role and no it's no way disrespectful and I'm sure with her known wry sense of humour our late Monarch would enjoy these books and find the whole thing quite amusing. Recommended Reads about Race, Racism, and Demarginalizing History - Necessary Non-fiction You Should Read for Life-changing Insights and Impact

Murder Most Royal is Her Majesty the Queen's third attempt at solving a mystery, and I think, the weakest one yet in the series. I'm a big fan of S.J. Bennett's Her Majesty the Queen Investigates series - I loved the first two books and was keen to get my hands on her latest. But something about Murder Most Royal had it missing the highs of its predecessors. There were a few defining moments for sure - the Duke, for example, was at his characteristic best in #3, and on par with previous appearances. This is a very entertaining series with the Queen and a handful of trusted associates solving crimes then,as obviously the Head of State doing a bit of amateur sleuthing would cause a bit of a stir, leaving clues for the police to discover and "solve" the cases for themselves.An excellent plot and insight into Norfolk and Sandringham that takes you right into one of the Queens' favourite homes. En cuanto al misterio, me ha parecido bastante complejo y bien construido, bastante difícil de averiguar, pero muy entretenido, aunque quizás le sobren algunos callejones sin salido/misterios secundarios y paralelos. O a mí por lo menos me habría bastado con menos. No obstante, ni se me ha hecho largo ni nada por el estilo. Y a pesar de hablar sobre cadáveres y miembros apuntados, el hecho es que es una historia que me hace sentir en paz mientras la leo. Mais um livro que junta um policial aos mais recatados corredores das propriedades da família real britânica. With the local police investigating the Queen and her trusted assistant Rozie do their own "off the radar" detective work and as they try to unravel the complicated history and relationships of the St Cyr family there's another murder and a possibly linked hit and run accident lending a sense of urgency. Sinceramente, creo que esos dos aspectos son el punto fuerte de estas historias. La atmosfera palaciega y noble y la peculiaridad de nuestra detective de turno: la reina Isabel II. Sí que es cierto que hay que tener en cuenta que este libro habla de la reina desde una perspectiva de cariño y sin adentrarse en temas que pueden ser problemáticos. Es decir, prácticamente vemos solo los blancos de la monarca, ni los grises ni, mucho menos, los negros. No es algo que a mí me haya molestado, pero me parece que no está de más mencionarlo, al ser libros basados en una persona real. El retrato que se hace aquí de ella no es ajustado 100% a la realidad. Pero la forma de pensar de la reina en el libro, sus interacciones con el resto de personajes, su inteligencia, su humor... Esta versión sobre el papel me encanta.