From Cradle to Grave

Royal Spyness, Book 19

De: Rhys Bowen

Narrado por: Gemma Dawson

Lady Georgiana “Georgie” Rannoch is just like any other new mother, balancing responsibilities of being 34th in line for the British throne and solving the shocking deaths of several young men, in this new Royal Spyness novel from the queen of historical mystery, Rhys Bowen.

Georgie may be figuring out what it means to be a new mother but she does know one thing for sure: she absolutely despises the strict nanny who was foisted upon her by her meddlesome sister-in-law. In search of a new nanny, Georgie travels to London to see her old friend ZouZou only to find her about to depart for a funeral, after the unexpected death of a young man in her social circle. It quickly becomes clear there’s more than one mysterious death around town, when another friend reveals he’s also just returned from the funeral of a school friend, who seemingly died in a boating accident. But when word arrives that the son of family friend has also died tragically and unexpectedly, Georgie is certain it can’t be a coincidence. Yet the victims don’t seem to have any connection to one another.

ZouZou shares Georgie’s suspicions that the deaths were not an accident and begs Georgie to solve the case. As Georgie delves deeper, she can’t help worrying that her own husband, Darcy, may be next. It seems likely there is a serial killer at work and Darcy fits the bill to be their next victim. Will Georgie solve the murders before it’s too late for Darcy, and manage to find the perfect nanny all at the same time?

©2025 Janet Quin-Harkin (P)2025 Audible, Inc.

The narrator ☹️

I’ve listened to every single book in this entire series. This story was not what I was expecting, not as fun as the usual stories. And it’s a narrator is terrible. If there’s any more books in the series, I don’t know if I’m gonna listen to them or not.

Give the narrator a chance

It’s a very good story, it’s always hard getting used to a new narrator, there’s no way this deserves some of the one star ratings I saw.

New Performer/Narrator

The overall narration took a while to get used to. I wish the narrator did a better job voicing some of the characters. I found, the lack of distinction between the characters quite disconcerting. As Georgie, she did a good job. Actually it was just fine, but not what I expected. I enjoyed the storyline.

Enjoyable listening

I always enjoy the mystery with a bit of romance & the ongoing growth of the characters.

Another great mystery by Rhys

Loved it. Just as good as previous books in the series. cant wait for the next one!