by Rhys Bowen
Part of Her Royal Spyness, book 5
First published 2011
Lady Georgiana Rannoch arrives in Nice with orders from the Queen herself. Her mission seems straightforward: retrieve Her Majesty's missing snuff box. The French Riviera offers unexpected glamour when Coco Chanel invites Georgie to model her newest designs. But the fashion show turns deadly when thieves make off with the Queen's necklace and leave a corpse behind. Now Georgie must track down two stolen royal treasures while dodging a murderer. The casinos and cafes of Nice beckon, but solving crimes for the Crown leaves little time for leisure. Georgie faces her most challenging assignment yet as she navigates the dangerous world of high fashion and higher stakes.
Genres: historical-fiction, adventure, mystery, crime
Vibes: atmospheric, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Nice, French Riviera
Period: 20th-century
328 pages · Hardcover · Berkley