In the new Royal Spyness Mystery from
the New York
Times bestselling 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 thirty-fifth 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...