The Windsor Knot
Book Feature - The Windsor Knot by SJ Bennett
HBL Note: The Crown meets Miss Marple? As if Queen Elizabeth II doesn’t have enough on her plate with her royal duties, now she is solving crimes! SJ Barrett’s debut novel, The Windsor Knot, is the first in a series about Queen Elizabeth’s side hustle, investigating crimes. Perfect for royal enthusiasts and mystery lovers, The Windsor Knot has all the glamour of royalty with the page-turning whodunnit of a mystery. Scroll down to read more.
Book Feature - The Windsor Knot by SJ Bennett
Book Feature - The Windsor Knot by SJ Bennett
From the publisher:
It is the early spring of 2016 and Queen Elizabeth is at Windsor Castle in advance of her 90th birthday celebrations. But the preparations are interrupted when a guest is found dead in one of the Castle bedrooms. The scene suggests the young Russian pianist strangled himself, but a badly tied knot leads MI5 to suspect foul play was involved. The Queen leaves the investigation to the professionals—until their suspicions point them in the wrong direction.
Unhappy at the mishandling of the case and concerned for her staff’s morale, the monarch decides to discreetly take matters into her own hands. With help from her Assistant Private Secretary, Rozie Oshodi, a British Nigerian and recent officer in the Royal Horse Artillery, the Queen secretly begins making inquiries. As she carries out her royal duties with her usual aplomb, no one in the Royal Household, the government, or the public knows that the resolute Elizabeth will use her keen eye, quick mind, and steady nerve to bring a murderer to justice.
SJ Bennett captures Queen Elizabeth’s voice with skill, nuance, wit, and genuine charm in this imaginative and engaging mystery that portrays Her Majesty as she’s rarely seen: kind yet worldly, decisive, shrewd, and most importantly a great judge of character.
Book Feature - The Windsor Knot by SJ Bennett
