A Royal Threesome

Her Royal Spyness #1-3

by Rhys Bowen

Now in one volume—the first three “charming and lighthearted” ( Kirkus Reviews ) Royal Spyness Mysteries from New York Times bestselling author Rhys Bowen, featuring the elegant, titled, and stony-broke sleuth Lady Georgiana Rannoch.
 
HER ROYAL SPYNESS

Georgie is forced to earn her keep as a housekeeper in London when the Queen summons her to spy on the playboy prince. But when a Frenchman winds up dead in Georgie’s bathtub, it’s her job to clear her very long family name.
 
A ROYAL PAIN

While entertaining a Bavarian princess at the Queen’s behest, Georgie finds herself investigating the rather more worrisome matter of the dead body in the bookshop, as well as her royal guest’s unwitting involvement in the communist party.
 
ROYAL FLUSH

After being saved from scandal by her on-again-but-mostly-off-again beau, Darcy O’Mara, Georgie is shipped home, where Queen Mary wants her to keep Wallis Simpson from seducing the Prince of Wales, and Scotland Yard wants her to stop one of the members of the shooting party at Balmoral from turning their sights from the quails to His Royal Highness.

Genres: Mystery, Fiction, Cozy Mystery, Historical Fiction, Historical, Mystery Thriller, British Literature

720 pages, Paperback

First published February 4, 2014

About the author

I'm a New York Times bestselling mystery author, winner of both Agatha and Anthony awards for my Molly Murphy mysteries, set in 1902 New York City.

I have recently published four internationally bestselling WWII novels, one of them a #1 Kindle bestseller, and the Tuscan Child selling almost a million copies to date. In Farleigh Field won three major awards and was nominated for an Edgar. My other stand-alone novels are The Victory Garden, about land girls in WWI and Above the Bay of Angels, featuring a young woman who becomes chef for Queen Victoria.
April 2021 will mark the publication of THE VENICE SKETCHBOOK--another sweeping historical novel of love, loss and intrigue.

My books are currently translated into 29 languages and I have fans worldwide.

I also write the Agatha-winning Royal Spyness series, about the British royal family in the 1930s. It's lighter, sexier, funnier, wicked satire. It was voted by readers as best mystery series one year.
I am also known for my Constable Evans books, set in North Wales, and for my award-winning short stories.

I was born and raised in England but currently divide my time between California and Arizona where I go to escape from the harsh California winters
When I am not writing I love to travel, sing, hike, play my Celtic harp.
Series:
* Constable Evan Mystery
* Molly Murphy Mysteries
* Her Royal Spyness Mysteries

Awards:
Agatha Award
◊ Best Novel (2001): Murphy's Law
Reviewer's Choice Award
◊ Historical Mystery (2001): Murphy's Law

Reviews

[Heidi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just love this series. I wish Berkley would have re-issued all of them in this format of 3 books in one nice big trade paperback, but it doesn't seem like they're going to.

[Terelyn Marks · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the first three of this very entertaining series! I need to find the rest.

Lady Georgiana, cousin to the King, is smart, engaging noblewoman in constrained circumstances. Without letting any of her royal relatives know it, she's trying to work to support herself. She has also discovered a talent for sleuthing -- with the help of some non-royal relatives -- and is requested by the Queen to assist in solving some problems.

[Sara Jane · Rating 4 out of 5]

Needed to get the story from the beginning and this was a nice way to do that.

[Kim Sneden]

Loved these stories. Good clean story line, wonderful characters.

[Kathy Horton]

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[Nancy Holden]

I like mysteries, so I wanted to read this.

Was suspenseful about the murderer until the end.

[LOL_BOOKS]

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE COZY MYSTERY SERIESES, MEME? I'M SICK AND NEED SOMETHING TO READ THAT ISN'T TOO DEMANDING.

I LIKE THE ROYAL SPYNESS SERIES, ALTHOUGH IT MAKES ME MAD BECAUSE I JUST WANT THE MAIN COUPLE TO BANG >:(

I HAVEN'T READ THEM, BUT THERE'S A BOOK SERIES SET IN THE 20S, I THINK, WHERE SOME ROYAL LADY IS LIKE 34TH ON THE LINE FOR THE THRONE AND SHE SOLVES MYSTERIES AND FALLS FOR THE ROYAL PRINCE. I HAVEN'T READ THEM, BUT IT REMINDED ME OF MISS FISHER SO YOU SHOULD READ IT AN REPORT BACK.

I READ THE FIRST ONE, IT WAS FINE.

OIC. IT SEEMED CUTE.

THESE ARE BY RHYS BOWEN AND THEY'RE THE ROYAL SPYNESS SERIES, BUT YOU'RE A LITTLE OFF. SHE FALLS FOR AN IRISH GUY, AND SHE'S NOT MUCH LIKE MISS FISHER AND SHE WON'T EVEN FUCK HIM UNTIL THEY'RE MARRIED. MEMER, I'VE BEEN WAITING EIGHT BOOKS FOR THEM TO HAVE SEX ;___;

THAT BEING SAID, THEY'RE FUN AND FLUFFY AND THE AUDIOBOOKS IN PARTICULAR ARE GRATE. I ACTUALLY JUST PUT THE NEWEST ON MY PHONE FOR WORK TOMORROW, ACTUALLY.

NO SEX? DO THEY AT LEAST MAKE OUT?

THEY MAKE OUT A LOT BUT THEN THE MAIN CHARACTER, GEORGIE, IS ALWAYS RESISTANT TO GOING ANY FURTHER. I READ THEM ALL IN LIKE A WEEK AND FELT SO BETRAYED, MEMER, ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY DO HAVE CHEMISTRY.

THEY'LL NEVER FUCK. JUST LIKE TV JACK AND PHRYNE.

I STARTED LISTENING TO THE AUDIO BOOKS FOR HER ROYAL SPYNESS A YEAR AGO BECAUSE A MEMER MENTIONED THEM. THEY ARE LOLZY AND HAVE UST. I LOVE THE AUDIO BOOK READER.

[Quinby6696 Frank · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lady Victoria Georgiana Charlotte Eugenie, daughter of the Duke of Glen Garry and Rannoch and 34th in line for the British throne is dead broke. Although very much a part of the upper classes and friends with all the royals, she has to figure out a way to survive in London with no means of support. Also, since "working" is definitely frowned on by her social set, she has to keep any job she finds secret. "Georgie" is funny, brave, and very very naive. She gets herself into a series of very dicey scrapes including some murders while working as a cleaning lady for the nobility. She is tasked by Queen Mary to spy on her cousin, David, the Prince of Wales, to determine the level of his infatuation for the dreaded American Wallis Simpson. A wacky and delightful upstairs/downstairs romp through 1930's Britain with a dashing Irish lord by the name of Darcy O'Mara who appears periodically like magic to rescue Georgie from herself and present himself as a romantic interest. What's not to like??

This book is a compilation of three books about Georgie: Her Royal Spyness, A Royal Pain, and Royal Flush

[Sylvia Walker · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series of historical (early 1930s) mysteries is just plain fun to read. Our heroine, Georgie, is number 35 in line to the Throne of England, but completely penniless. The Queen calls upon her help with various delicate problems, such as distracting the Heir Apparent's, the Prince of Wales', attention from the truly awful Mrs. Simpson, the American woman with whom he is conducting an affair, towards suitable potential brides. Lots of interesting tidbits...I didn't know that Mrs. Simpson brought along her second husband while engaging in her affair with the Prince. The early 1930s sounds as if it were as grim a time in Great Britain as in the US. The plots are highly unlikely, but the characters are likeable and the settings fascinating.

[Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute and quirky fun read for days when you just need something light!

[Madge · Rating 3 out of 5]

Two stars per book in this omnibus.

[Diane Standish · Rating 4 out of 5]

Actually 3.8 stars. An easy quick read, entertaining

[Ann O'Connell · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading these short novels together. it is a charming and cleverly plotted collection.