Fun read, if you enjoyed the Molly Murphy or Constable Evans mysteries you will surely enjoy this too.

Excellent. I just finished it last night. Characters are funny and easy to like. Story moves along quickly. Weaves in some history of early 1930's. Just started the next one I liked this one so much. Highly recommend.

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More a social commentary than a mystery, but enjoyable on that level. I enjoy a lot of the same elements in the Christie novels.

Her Royal Spyness is the first in a historical cozy mystery series featuring Lady Georgiana, sister to a Scottish Duke and 34th in line for the British throne in 1930. Unfortunately, her family estate is nearly destitute and her brother has cut off her meager allowance. In order to avoid an arranged marraige to a fish-faced European prince, Georgie flees alone to the family house in London. Once there, she uses her wits to figure out a way to make a few pounds surreptitisously - because God forbid a member of the royal family should actually be caught working! But her progress towards independece is impeded when a body turns up in the bathtub of own home, her brother is accused of the murder, and Georgie finds herself the victim of one accident after another. Or are they accidents?

This was an utterly delightful cozy mystery. It's well-written and well-plotted with a charming, spunky and intelligent heroine. I've found a new favorite series :-)

This book owes allegiance, in my opinion, to E.F. Benson and P.G. Wodehouse. A wonderful period romp that is also social commentary and satire blended beautifully with a delightful mystery and an engaging protagonist in Lady Georgianna, great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria, also a "bright young thing" in 1930s London, who has found herself penniless but with an image to maintain. A delightful cozy and I look forward to upcoming books in this series.

For some reason, I put off reading this for a long time. I actually finally received it in trade through paperbackswap recently. It reads a lot like Molly Murphy mysteries, featuring a flawed, yet endearing, witty and loyal heroine - who, despite her life of privilege is still identifiable by the "common woman". The mystery, however, takes a long time to form and isn't exactly the most complex or intriguing mystery I had ever read. Actually, you could spot the villain a mile off. The romance was good, but sort of lacked the same sparks that Molly had with Dan. All in all, though, I quite enjoyed this novel and recommend it.

I love this series--it's light and fun and full of tongue in cheek humor that I enjoy. Rhys Bowen won me over with her more serious Molly Murphy series and continues to delight with this series, too. If I have any complaints, it would be that I read it much too quickly!

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