by Rhys Bowen
Part of Her Royal Spyness, book 16
First published 2022
Lady Georgiana Rannoch is finally recovering from months of morning sickness. She sits at home training two mischievous puppies while her husband Darcy works and her friends live their busy lives. When a letter arrives from her glamorous friend Belinda, Darcy suggests they visit Paris where Belinda works on Coco Chanel's fall collection. Georgiana remembers her disastrous previous encounter with Coco in Nice and hopes this trip goes better. It doesn't. Darcy asks Georgiana to handle a small task for his latest assignment. She must secretly retrieve an item from someone attending Coco's fashion show. The simple errand turns dangerous when Georgiana discovers it could have terrible consequences for a world heading toward war. Everything goes wrong. Someone dies and Georgiana must find the killer while a French policeman becomes convinced she masterminded the crime. Pregnant and determined not to give birth in a prison cell, Georgiana must gather her courage to solve the case and possibly save the world.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, 20th-century, adventure, mystery
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, pregnancy, secret-mission
Setting: Nice, Paris
Period: World War II
294 pages · Hardcover · Berkley