by Rhys Bowen
Part of Her Royal Spyness, book 18
First published 2024
Lady Georgiana Rannoch has her hands full in late 1936. She's caring for her newborn baby when her husband Darcy arrives with an unusual request from King Edward. The king needs them to secretly shelter Wallis Simpson at their estate while he decides whether to give up his crown for love. Georgiana agrees to help, but complications arise immediately. Unknown to the couple, Sir Hubert has allowed a film crew to shoot a movie about Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn on the property. Georgiana struggles to keep Mrs. Simpson hidden from the actors and crew swarming the grounds. Then someone murders one of the film's stars. With a baby to tend, a controversial American woman to conceal, and a killer on the loose, Georgiana must solve the crime quickly. The royal family's reputation hangs in the balance, and scandal could destroy them all.
Genres: historical-fiction, 20th-century, mystery
Vibes: emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: England
Period: 1936
336 pages · Hardcover · Berkley