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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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This was pure entertainment to me. For a cozy mystery it took a while for the mystery to show up but I guess its first book and we needed introductions.
The narrator was perfect and her delivery was perfect.

All in all I loved it, never mind it sounded like it took place in a parallel universe :)

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Fun book and amazing narrator!!

The story was a nice fun mystery to listen too and well written. The narrator was amazing, the voice work and passion she put into reading made this book over the top. I highly recommend this story.

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Wish I knew…..

After finishing - Above all Angels and The Tuscan Child— I am hooked on this author—-
This title may be a good one, but try as I might I cannot get past the narration- I lost the plot and regret purchasing the title—
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One of my absolute favorite series!

I recommend this series all of the time. The characters are delightful and the story line is always engaging. I simply love Rhys Bowen’s work!

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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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Better than Expected

Honestly much better, more clever and funny than I expected from a cosy mystery.
However the narrator kind of over does some of the accents, and makes several mistakes in the culture and society of early 30’s England. Royals…even minor ones…were certainly not granted divorces in the early 1930’s. (See history of King Edward VIII).
(Without adultery or ‘cruelty’ -1937. As the book occurs before this….)
They also weren’t allowed to marry random stage actresses…. It’s these details that pull me out of a book. They’re not hard to research; and honestly any regular Brit off the street would know the basics of this. And…um…working as a domestic (and not even a lady’s maid) isn’t going to put bread on the table for anyone.
The protagonist is unfortunately incredibly stupid, culminating when she finds a body in her bathroom and then proceeding to have a half hour conversation with someone on her doorstep, gaily discussing her marriage prospect issues, where her brother went to school and her weekend plans. I mean…really?? Then, instead of calling the police, she sashays around town looking for her brother (after leaving a self incriminating note on her hall table)
When sneaking back into her house, she proceeds to turn on every light in the house, lighting it up like a beacon …..it started out witty and with hope but…wow.
Attempted to insert the historical adulteress of ‘Mrs. Simpson’ into the novel, but had her comment on her ‘larger derrière’. Apparently the author never saw a photo or reel of the woman….lantern jawed, maybe-but thin as a twig with nothing but jutting bones and no shape whatsoever.
Degenerating fast.

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Lady Georgianna Fights for Justice

An exciting and engrossing mystery with a dash of romance.

Lady Georgianna is a noble hero who overcomes life's challenges with strength and grace.

Excellent narration.

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love this series

I have listened to several books in this series and I really love these characters. Rhys Bowen always creates great characters.

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Fun read

Enjoyed the narrator. The story line was good, characters were well developed too. looking forward to the next book.

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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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