"A memorable and beautifully readable novel starring the Queen as she attempts to solve a murder at Windsor Castle."
A glorious start to a new murder mystery series with this brilliantly unique and rather special novel. Over the years the Queen has become adept at solving mysteries. Aided and abetted by her new assistant private secretary Rozie, and with the Queen due to step into her 90’s, they find themselves investigating a particularly tricky crime that was committed at Windsor Castle. I always feel a certain reluctance to attach the word cosy to crime, but can reveal that SJ Bennett ensures that while a murder is committed, a decided warmth and joy accompanies the story. The actual calendar of events surrounding the Royals is included, so it all feels as though it could be deliciously real. The plot makes the most perfect sense, of course the Queen could rival Sherlock Holmes, she is just as you would imagine her to be. The writing is smart, and compassionate, and carries the dignity of the occasions with a light touch. I adore the relationship that develops between the Queen and Rozie. Rozie is the perfect addition, navigating her way around the maze of customs and etiquette that attempt to block her fact-finding missions. The Windsor Knot joins our LoveReading Star Books collection, if you are on the hunt for a new series, I can highly recommend putting this one to the top of the your to-be-read pile, it’s just gorgeous!
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The morning after a dinner party at Windsor Castle, eighty-nine-year-old Queen Elizabeth is shocked to discover that one of her guests has been found murdered in his room, with a rope around his neck.
When the police begin to suspect her loyal servants, Her Majesty knows they are looking in the wrong place.
For the Queen has been living an extraordinary double life ever since her coronation. Away from the public eye, she has a brilliant knack for solving crimes.
With her household's happiness on the line, her secret must not get out. Can the Queen and her trusted secretary Rozie catch the killer, without getting caught themselves?
The Windsor Knot features in the following genres: Crime and Mystery, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, Fiction, Audiobooks of the Month, Recommendations, Star Books, Feel-Good Fiction, Crime and mystery: women sleuths
The Windsor Knot is available in Paperback, CD-Audio, Audiobook
The Windsor Knot was written by SJ Bennett and published by Zaffre, a imprint of Bonnier Publishing Fiction
