HER ROYAL SPYNESS: SOLVES HER FIRST CASE

Book ID/图书代码： 06830008B27270

English Summary/英文概要： INTRODUCING “A FEISTY NEW HEROINE” (JACQUELINE WINSPEAR) who’s thirty-fourth in line for the throne—and flat broke.

From the Agatha Award-winning author of the Molly Murphy and Constable Evan Evans mysteries!

Lady Victoria Georgiana Charlotte Eugenie, 34th in line for the throne, is flat broke. She’s bolted Scotland, her greedy brother, and her fish-faced betrothed for London. The place where she’ll experience freedom, learn life lessons aplenty, do a bit of spying for HRH—oh, and find a dead Frenchman in her tub. Now her new job is to clear her long family name.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 來自愛葛莎獲獎作者的最新懸疑系列力作！

Victoria Georgiana Charlotte Eugenie女士，沒落的第34位皇室繼承人,為了躲開貪婪的兄弟，逃離了蘇格蘭，隻身來到倫敦投奔尚未謀過面的未婚夫這裡。在那裡她將會體驗到從未有過的自由氣息，學到大量的人生經驗教訓，為殿下做一些監視工作嗎？現在，她在自己房間的浴缸裡發現了一具死去的法國男人的屍體。看來她要擯棄原來的一長串姓氏，接手這新一輪的挑戰了。(Sandy)

Awards/获奖情况：Set in London in 1930, this merry first in a new cozy series from Agatha-winner Bowen introduces a delightful heroine—Lady Victoria Georgiana Charlotte Eugenie. Thirty-fourth in line for the English throne, Georgie has been educated to curtsey, host lavish fetes and marry well. When her brother cuts off her pitiful allowance, Georgie leaves the family home in Scotland for London, determined to become a liberated woman. Lasting only a few hours as a saleswoman in Harrods, Georgie starts a maid service, but she turns detective after finding a drowned man in her bathtub. When her brother is accused of the murder, she must try to clear him and the family name. Quirky characters like her lovable grandfather; her estranged, oft-wed mother; and an incorrigible, sexy Irishman add to the fun. Georgie’s madcap antics are certain to leave the reader eager for the next installment. Bowen is also the author of the Molly Murphy (In Dublin’s Fair City, etc.) and the Constable Evans (Evanly Bodies, etc.) series. (July) ---From Publishers Weekly

*Starred Review* Bowen, the Agatha winner responsible for the popular Molly Murphy series, has come up with another winner in her new heroine, Lady Georgina, the least important member of the royal family. Thirty-fourth in the line of succession, Georgie may have the title but none of the money. What’s a girl to do? Well, in Georgie’s case, she tries opening her own domestic agency, with herself as the only domestic. Even her brother, Binky, the duke, is barely holding on to the family castle in Scotland, and that hold becomes tenuous when a French rogue claims to have proof that Binky and Georgie’s father gambled the homestead away before his suicide. So, when the Frenchie winds up drowned in the bathroom of Binky’s Belgrave house, there’s reason to worry. After Binky’s arrest, Georgie feels it’s up to her to find the real murderer, but soon she finds her own life threatened, repeatedly. The mystery jigs and jags, but the best part here is Bowen’s evocation of 1930s England. Drawing on Georgie’s diary entries, she vividly portrays what daily life between the wars was like for a modern young woman bumping up against tradition. Populated with lots of neatly delineated characters, including Mrs. Simpson and a sexy Irish lord attempting to help Georgie lose her burdensome virginity, this is a smashing romp. Ilene Cooper---From Booklist

About the Author/作者介绍： 裡斯•鮑文是《皇家密探》、《莫莉•墨菲未解之謎》，和《巡警埃文斯》系列的紐約時報暢銷書作家。她曾獲得過愛葛莎最佳小說獎，並因獲提名為英國愛德格最佳小說而蜚聲國際文壇。
裡斯目前完成了兩部神秘系列、恢宏大氣的《莫莉•墨菲》，描述了一位好勝的愛爾蘭的移民，1900年代來到紐約城打拼的故事，以及迷人的《皇家密探》系列，描述在上世紀30年代英國沒落皇族的故事。她的作品一直位於暢銷書榜單，並贏得過許多獎項，提名，和無數好評。裡斯•鮑文出生在英國，嫁給一個與皇室頗有淵源的家族。她如今在加利福尼亞州和亞利桑那州兩地工作。

Rhys Bowen’s novels have garnered an impressive array of awards and nominations, including the Anthony Award for For the Love of Mike, and the Agatha Award for Murphy’s Law, the first Molly Murphy mystery. Her books have also won the Bruce Alexander Historical Award and the Herodotus Award, and have been shortlisted for the Agatha Award, the Macavity Award, and the Mary Higgins Clark Award. Rhys Bowen is also the author of the acclaimed Evan Evans mystery series, which was a finalist for the Edgar Award, and several short stories, including the Anthony Award--winning “Doppelganger.” Rhys Bowen was born and raised in England and now lives in San Rafael, California. Visit her Web site at jqh.home.netcom.com.

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