In the new Royal Spyness Mystery from the New York Times best-selling
author of Crowned and Dangerous, Lady Georgiana Rannoch juggles secret
missions from the queen, Darcy, and her mother. But it's all in a day's
work when you're 35th in line to the British Crown.
When Darcy runs off on another secret assignment, I am left to figure
out how to travel to Italy sans maid and chaperone to help my dear
friend Belinda, as she awaits the birth of her baby alone. An
opportunity presents itself in a most unexpected way - my cousin the
queen is in need of a spy to attend a house party in the Italian lake
country. The Prince of Wales and the dreadful Mrs. Simpson have been
invited, and Her Majesty is anxious to thwart a possible secret wedding.
What luck! A chance to see Belinda and please the queen as I seek her
permission to relinquish my claim to the throne so I can marry Darcy.
Only that's as far as my good fortune takes me. I soon discover that
Mummy is attending the villa party, and she has her own secret task for
me. Then, Darcy shows up and tells me that the fate of a world on the
brink of war could very well depend on what I overhear at dinner! I
shouldn't be all that surprised when one of my fellow guests is murdered
and my Italian holiday becomes a nightmare....
