Summary
Lady Georgiana Rannoch - penniless, but 34th in line to the throne - has a choice to make. Stay in London with her brother "Binky" and horrible sister-in-law, "Fig" or travel to Transylvania for a royal wedding. The wedding would require Georgie to take on a clueless maid, bossy chaperone, Prince Siegfried (a fish-lipped bore who wants to marry her), and a murderer. Well, Binky and Fig are pretty awful!
Review
I don't generally read books set in the past - I'm more of a future/sci-fi reader, but I love Georgie's spunk. She uses great creativity in her penniless, jobless circumstances, and her relationship with the Queen is always interesting. The mystery is well done - keeps the reader guessing. Characters are well-written and delineated, secondary characters are interesting, and I found the vampire/werewolf pieces amusing.
4 out of 5 stars
Recommended for: mystery fans, historical mystery readers, fans of stories including British/European royalty
Cautions: none
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Friday, March 4, 2011
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