ROYAL BLOOD

Book ID/图书代码： 06830011B47253

English Summary/英文概要： The Royal Spyness series continues with an all-new mystery of "the British monarchy...a wedding in Transylvania...[and] wonderful characters." (#1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris).

Penniless and thirty-fourth in line to the throne, Lady Georgiana Rannoch finds herself in a truly draining state of affairs. To escape her hateful brother, Georgie accepts an invitation from the Queen to represent the royals at a wedding in Transylvania. But at the macabre- looking castle, Georgie finds the bride with blood running down her chin, and a wedding guest is poisoned. Now it’s up to Georgie to save the nuptial festivities before the couple’s vows become: to love and to cherish, till undeath do them part...

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 身無分文的，第34位皇位繼承人，喬治亞娜•蘭諾克發現自己永遠處於永無止境的紛擾事務之中。為了遠離她那可恨的弟弟，喬吉接受了特蘭西瓦尼亞舉辦的女王皇室婚禮的邀請。但在看似可怕的城堡裡，喬吉無意間發現了新娘帶血的下顎和中毒的婚禮賓客。現在輪到喬吉在這對夫婦的宣誓婚約前拯救這場婚宴了。(Sandy)

Awards/获奖情况：Agatha-winner Bowen successfully mixes Wodehousian farce with a whodunit plot in her fourth 1930s mystery starring Lady Georgiana Rannoch (after 2009’s Royal Flush). When the queen asks Georgiana, a distant relative of George V, to attend the wedding of a royal cousin and old schoolmate, Princess Maria Theresa, in Romania, the impoverished 22-year-old must scramble to come up with a maid to maintain appearances. She ends up with Queenie Hepplewhite, a clumsy if well-meaning servant who lost a previous job after setting fire to her mistress’s clothing. Once in Romania, the pair find themselves in the midst of a sensitive murder case at the remote castle where the nuptials are to take place. Field Marshal Pirin, head of the Bulgarian army and a close adviser to his country’s king, collapses during a festive meal and is later found to have been poisoned. Bowen once again demonstrates her mastery of the light, romantic mystery. ---From Publishers Weekly

In this fourth Royal Spyness mystery, penniless Lady Georgiana Rannoch desperately seeks escape from both London and her dreadful relatives. Rescue comes from the queen, who asks Georgie to attend a royal wedding in Transylvania. Georgie is the thirty-fourth person in line for the English throne, but she’s also an old schoolmate of the bride, Princess Maria Theresa of Romania. Georgie hires a young, inexperienced Cockney woman to be her maid; meets her overbearing traveling companion, Lady Middlesex, along with Miss Deer-Harte; and they all hie off to Transylvania. Once they’re at the old castle, a mystery man vexes Georgie (Could he be a vampire?); then the vulgar Bulgarian field marshal Pirin drops dead at dinner. Georgie, her erstwhile beau Darcy O’Mara, and bridegroom Prince Nicholas must solve the mystery or risk an international incident. Georgie also has to deal with Maria Theresa’s brother, Prince Siegfried, who has decided Georgie would be an ideal wife. Bowen keeps the mystery light and humorous, but the discerning reader will note the social problems underlying Georgie’s breezy narrative. ---Kat Kan, From Booklist

Rhys’ astronomical sales—6.4 million in print, ebook, and audio just in the US—combined with the fact that she has been nominated for and won every major US mystery award

About the Author/作者介绍： 作者理絲·鮑恩，出生於英國，曾在倫敦的BBC工作。榮獲許多重要推理小說獎項，如安東尼獎，阿嘉莎獎，亞歷山大歷史圖書獎，麥凱維迪小說獎等。筆下有兩個系列偵探，分別是住在北威爾斯山上的警察Evens與1901年移民到紐約的愛爾蘭人Molly Murphy，作品輕鬆幽默。《Evans系列》獲安東尼等多項最佳小說獎。詳情請見個人網站。http://www.rhysbowen.com/
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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Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：Translation rights to the Royal Spyness Mystery Series have been licensed to: Portuguese (Brazil): Sextante Estonian: Tanapaev French: Laffont German: DP Hungarian: Lettero Italian: Mondadori Japanese: Hara Shobo Russian: Arkadia

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