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Minstrel Code
256 pages, Paperback
Published June 1, 1980
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October 31, 2025
Walter Nelson’s The Siege of Buckingham Palace (1979) was retitled for the UK as The Minstrel Code. An alliance of international terrorists infiltrate Buckingham Palace (in a Fortnum & Mason’s van) and hold The Queen hostage!
The government, police and the army scramble to identify the terrorists and attempt a rescue. But how?
This is well-researched, but not always realistic. The stock characters and lack of humour make this a very dry procedural. As with many siege stories, most of the plot is the build up to the plan of action.
The Queen isn’t even a character, barely mentioned and no real part of the plot, except as the one hostage the country can’t afford to lose.
The government, police and the army scramble to identify the terrorists and attempt a rescue. But how?
This is well-researched, but not always realistic. The stock characters and lack of humour make this a very dry procedural. As with many siege stories, most of the plot is the build up to the plan of action.
The Queen isn’t even a character, barely mentioned and no real part of the plot, except as the one hostage the country can’t afford to lose.
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