Cosy mystery story about the very unlikely event of our Queen being an amateur sleuth. Some interesting reflections with characters well-known to readers in the UK such as the Queen and Prince Philip which caused a wry smile. I also enjoyed reading about the ‘inner workings’ of the palace which may or may not reflect what happens, like Sir Simon and the daily ‘boxes’.
This story, for me, had far too many characters and sadly I found that I didn’t actually care who did commit the murder. The plot was intertwined with moments of humour and at one point I was gripped (during the underground scene).
I read to the end to see the plot resolved (which was unnecessarily convoluted), explained by the bumbling heads of MI5 and the Met, despite having been pushed towards solving the crime by HM, and found I was none the wiser by this point.
Rozie and the previous employees in her role were well- described and here I was interested.
Sadly not a book I would recommend.
This story, for me, had far too many characters and sadly I found that I didn’t actually care who did commit the murder. The plot was intertwined with moments of humour and at one point I was gripped (during the underground scene).
I read to the end to see the plot resolved (which was unnecessarily convoluted), explained by the bumbling heads of MI5 and the Met, despite having been pushed towards solving the crime by HM, and found I was none the wiser by this point.
Rozie and the previous employees in her role were well- described and here I was interested.
Sadly not a book I would recommend.