Royal Flush

By: Rhys Bowen

Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren

Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins

Publisher's summary

A Royal Spyness mystery starring Lady Georgiana, 34th in line for the throne - and the mystery world's favorite penniless heiress.

With its posh clientele in the country for the summer, Georgie's housecleaning business has fizzled. So she tries hiring herself out as a dinner and theatre companion. But her first client has quite the wrong idea.

To avoid further scandal, Georgie's shipped home to Castle Rannoch, where her summer plans include honoring a promise to Her Majesty to keep Castle Rannoch's divorced houseguest from seducing the Prince of Wales. She's also been coerced into helping Scotland Yard with a top-secret mission - namely keeping an eye on the shooting party at Balmoral and preventing someone from shooting the Prince. And Georgie must manage all this without strangling her odious sister-in-law Fig or spineless brother Binky.

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Critic reviews

"Katherine Kellgren is completely winning as guileless, gullible, plucky Georgie. With the castle overrun by visitors - including the notorious American Mrs. Wallis Simpson; her paramour, the Prince of Wales; and an assortment of gentry and staff - Kellgren shifts accents and attitudes with ease. Phryne Fisher fans will love Kellgren’s Lady Georgiana." ( AudioFile)

Another winner of Rhys and Katherine..

Rhys writes an utterly entertaining story with a great blend of humor, history, romance and mystery! I think Katherine Kellgren is one of THE best narrators. Her voice is pleasing to the ear and she has the voice actors ability to take on a dozen different voices and accents. Do start with the first in this series.

venturing into the more unbelievable but still fun

This one does strain credulity a bit more than the first two but still entertaining. Not my favorite but not a disappointment. Moving on to the next one soon.

Fun series

Would you listen to Royal Flush again? Why?

Once I finish listening to the fourth book in the series I'm going to listen to all of them again. They are really a lot of fun.

What did you like best about this story?

The characters in this series are characters indeed - each unique and well developed.

What about Katherine Kellgren’s performance did you like?

She is marvelous!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I don't like to listen to any book in one sitting but I do keep coming back for more.

Best so far

Of course, I've only read the first two books before this one but I enjoyed this the most. I was hesitant about getting it at first because the brief description of it sounded so boring but the story ended up being much more interesting than I expected! Definitely worth hearing.

Always a delight

This was book 3 of the series. These fun light hearted reads keep my attention . I look forward to reading them while I work out. I love the characters. PERFECT for the beach, long drives, and of course, the elliptical.

Great book!

I love Rhys Bowen’s dry wit and development of characters. She keeps you guessing all the way up to the end. Katherine Kellgren was superb. Her ability to remain consistent throughout many characters with many switches between different accents ( Scottish, Irish, Cockney, “Proper British”, German, Italian, American, both male and female) some of them back to back, was nothing short of astounding. I am thoroughly enjoying the series.

Georgie, Darcy and Belinda

The reader is so good that I gwt lost in her reading, Im submersed in Georgie's world, waiting for Darcy, her protector, to get some and Belinda, gal pal, to accompany Georgie into a new adventure.

Worth a credit

Would you listen to Royal Flush again? Why?

Yes, I would. I just a real FUN listen and the characters are well developed. I have to say, sometimes all the books in the series are a bit predictable, but as I said, it's not a "deep listen", rather than a fun listen.

What other book might you compare Royal Flush to and why?

I have only read this genre from Rhys Bowen, so cannot really compare.

What about Katherine Kellgren’s performance did you like?

Great skill, variety of true sounding accents, sometimes she does get a bit to carry away and gets very loud.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Royalty and Mischief

Any additional comments?

Just get the series. If you are looking for superb English, and deep and meaty books, than this is not the one. But this is a lighthearted, fresh read. Highly recommend it.

Second Time Around

Love this series enough to listen to it a 2nd time. You will love it too.

Delightful Mystery with a twist!

Where does Royal Flush rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

At the top!

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Yes, many turns and twists!

Have you listened to any of Katherine Kellgren’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No, but I was delighted with the voices and accents of the various characters! Kellgren does an exceptional job and will keep you listening!