Reviews with content warning for Murder - Murder Most Royal

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The royal family are at Sandringham for the queen’s winter break, when a

severed hand

is found washed up in a local beach. The queen recognises it, and despite trying to avoid involvement, she becomes involved again, more directly than in the previous two stories. The owner of the

severed hand

is a member of a local aristocratic family, well known to the queen, the St Cyrs (pronounced sincere). It turns out that the motive for the murder was

revenge for the rape of the murderer’s fiancée several decades before

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Another excellent thriller by S J Bennett. I'm a fan. I read these books with Queen's face and voice in my head. I'd love to think that the Queen may have filled her dreary and repetitive days of service- opening fetes, holding garden parties, shaking hands, smiling, receiving guests and opening municipal buildings etc- with something far more exciting, like investigating and solving murders, ever so quietly, with the help of a great female sidekick. Pointing the police in the right direction, without actually getting involved herself. They are a light, fun read. Great plots and characters. Funny. Interesting. Keep them coming, S J Bennett.

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

3.5

I enjoyed this book. With the recent death of the Queen, it did make me wonder if this series would be continuing, though I have to say that I do think she had a good sense of humour that she would approve of this series.

I just love the idea of the Queen running the country but also solving murders on the side - though, of course she couldn't be known to be an amateur sleuth, she has to pass on 'clues' to the actual investigators to help them figure out the case.

With it being a lighthearted murder mystery, the killer is kinda obvious, but the journey to the reveal is very enjoyable.

After finishing this book, I do think that I may be getting bored of this series now, which is a shame because I absolutely love the concept!

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