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Her Royal Spyness

By: Rhys Bowen
Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
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Publisher's summary

Agatha Award-winning author Rhys Bowen’s charming combination of intrigue and romance blended with a touch of humor shines when performed by Audible Hall of Fame narrator Katherine Kellgren, whose deft range and impeccable accent work make it hard to believe this isn’t a multicast performance.

In this irresistible cozy set in 1930s London, Rhys Bowen introduces the lively Lady Victoria Georgiana Charlotte Eugenie—or "Georgie" for short. Despite standing 34th in line for the throne and occasionally having tea with (…and spying for!) Her Majesty the Queen, Georgie is penniless and down-on-her-luck. And just when it seems things might be looking up, she finds a body in her bathtub.

Listeners are sure to be hooked on this royally enjoyable series—and luckily for them, the collaboration between author and narrator only gets richer over the course of 12 books.

©2007 Janet Quin-Harkin (P)2010 Audible, Inc.

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  • Her Royal Spyness
  • From dreadful heights to lakeside drear...
  • Her Royal Spyness
  • Those horrid common Americanisms.
  • Her Royal Spyness
  • An eyebrow-raising lesson in Royal etiquette.
  • Her Royal Spyness
  • I am here to take tea with Her Majesty. I am expected.
  • Her Royal Spyness
  • Meet Georgie's quirky and lovable granddad.

Publisher's summary

Agatha Award-winning author Rhys Bowen’s charming combination of intrigue and romance blended with a touch of humor shines when performed by Audible Hall of Fame narrator Katherine Kellgren, whose deft range and impeccable accent work make it hard to believe this isn’t a multicast performance.

In this irresistible cozy set in 1930s London, Rhys Bowen introduces the lively Lady Victoria Georgiana Charlotte Eugenie—or "Georgie" for short. Despite standing 34th in line for the throne and occasionally having tea with (…and spying for!) Her Majesty the Queen, Georgie is penniless and down-on-her-luck. And just when it seems things might be looking up, she finds a body in her bathtub.

Listeners are sure to be hooked on this royally enjoyable series—and luckily for them, the collaboration between author and narrator only gets richer over the course of 12 books.

©2007 Janet Quin-Harkin (P)2010 Audible, Inc.
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About the Performer

One of Audible’s most beloved narrators, Katherine Kellgren fell in love with book narration at a very young age. As a child, she recorded her first stories on a cassette player for her ailing father. Her passion for storytelling turned into a life-long career, and earned her superstar status among a legion of fans. A master at impersonations and different accents, Kellgren won multiple awards–including four Best Female Narrator Audie Awards–and in 2017 she was inducted to the inaugural Audible Narrator Hall of Fame. She passed away in early 2018 following a battle with a rare form of cancer, but her legacy lives on.

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About the Author

Rhys Bowen's awe-inspiring career began in audio. When she was just 22 years old, Bowen marched into the office of the head of BBC drama and handed him a script she’d written. After he told her they were going to produce it, she never looked back. Originally from Bath, England, Bowen now lives in San Francisco. While she has built her reputation on numerous best-selling children’s books and young adult novels, her writing is now devoted to several award-winning mystery series and a growing number of stand alone historical fiction novels set during World War II. Her books have won Agatha and Anthony Awards.

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Love it

I know these books aren’t literary giants, but I do enjoy them. Sometimes it’s really nice to listen to lighthearted, over the top, happy stories.

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predictable

I dont usually try too hard to figure out who done it when a book is as lightweight as this one is,but I still knew the murderer way ahead of time.there was really no one else with a motive.

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Simply fun

Wonderfully performed, fun, sometimes silly, murder mystery set in a 1930’s British royal extended family (definitely part of the fun). If you want pure escape and don’t mind that it is just a little predictable, this is a great listen.

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A clever heroine

I liked it. It started out a little slow, but it picked up the pace and kept my attention enough for me to buy Book 2. Enjoy!

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Good, but slow.

Good story, but a slow start. Took longer than anticipated to get to the mystery.

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Fabulous!

It took me awhile to get into this one and had to slow down the narration a little. But it truly was fabulous!

The quips, characters and of course the mystery where so engaging! I cannot wait for more!

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Great Narration, Entertaining story

The story was very entertaining and had some wonderfully funny and well written moments of calamity, comedy and charm. The narration was great, each character had a distinct voice. Super happy to have found this series.

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Cute story, fabulous narration

Cute, if somewhat predictable story. Fun characters. Laugh out loud funny. Amazing narration and accents

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Ok. Will listen to more

It’s different. But easy listening. There are several books in the series. I’ll try another. Not sure I can hold up to all of them. But maybe after getting use to the accent and timeframe ??

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Very enjoyable

Just too short. If I'm using my monthly payment then I'm getting a longer book. So I really hate not being to read any more of her books because they are very entertaining, but can't justify the short length.

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