by Rhys Bowen
Part of Her Royal Spyness, book 4
First published 2010
Lady Georgiana Rannoch needs an escape from her terrible sister-in-law. Broke and thirty-fourth in line to the British throne, Georgie jumps at the Queen's offer to represent the royals at a wedding in Transylvania. The gothic castle sets an ominous tone from her arrival. Things turn sinister when Georgie discovers the bride with blood trickling down her face. Then a wedding guest dies from poison. The festive occasion becomes a deadly trap. Georgie must solve the mystery before more bodies pile up and the romantic celebration transforms into a nightmare. She races against time to unmask the killer lurking among the wedding party. The stakes climb higher as supernatural elements blend with very real murder. Georgie fights to save the remaining guests and preserve what's left of the matrimonial joy before death claims the happy couple too.
Genres: historical-fiction, mystery, thriller, paranormal
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, suspenseful
Tropes: amateur-detective, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Transylvania, Britain
Period: 20th-century
305 pages · Hardcover · Berkley Hardcover
Content warnings: violence