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The Last Queen of England
- Jefferson Tayte Genealogical Mystery, Book 3
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
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While on a visit to London, American genealogist Jefferson Tayte’s old friend and colleague dies in his arms. Before long, Tayte and a truth-seeking historian, Professor Jean Summer, find themselves following a corpse-ridden trail that takes them to the Royal Society of London, circa 1708.
What to make of the story of five men of science, colleagues of Isaac Newton and Christopher Wren, who were mysteriously hanged for high treason?
As they edge closer to the truth, Tayte and the professor find that death is once again in season. A new killer, bent on restoring what he sees as the true, royal bloodline, is on the loose…as is a Machiavellian heir-hunter who senses that the latest round of murder, kidnapping, and scandal represents an unmissable business opportunity.
The Last Queen of England is a racing thriller with a heart-stopping conclusion. It follows on from In the Blood and To the Grave but can be enjoyed as a stand-alone novel.
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- Private
- 06-17-15
Finished book completely confused!
What did you like best about The Last Queen of England? What did you like least?
I love the character Jefferson Tate. But the plot was so confusing, I have no idea what the outcome was! Totally frustrating.
Has The Last Queen of England turned you off from other books in this genre?
No. I'll try one more. I loved the first two books in this series.
Which character – as performed by Simon Vance – was your favorite?
Jefferson Tate.
Could you see The Last Queen of England being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?
Maybe in England. I don't think Americans will care about royal bloodlines.
Any additional comments?
I'm so frustrated. I am completely confused about what happened! There were so many twists regarding the main conspiracy, that I still don't get what happened. I don't want to spoil this for anyone else, but I stuck with this story, even though I don't care about royal bloodlines at all, because I wanted to keep up with the main character's life for future books in the series. I paid attention, but I don't know what the outcome was.
The first two books in the series was about people's lives, the history of their families, which were mysteries. The books contain silly dangerous situations that kind of take away from the story, in my opinion, but if you just think of those silly subplots of supposedly dangerous people who care if Jefferson Tate unravels the family history, it's all in fun.
But, this book was about a confusing royal bloodline that goes back 300 years, and there is nothing about that information that makes you care, in my opinion. There is no human story involved, really. It's more a political thriller, with really silly chase scenes and conspiracies. Not at all like the first two books.
Maybe Brits will find a story about a 300 year old royal bloodline more interesting than I did, as an American, but if not, you can really skip this book - or at least fast-forward through most of it, and just pick up the tidbits about Jefferson Tate's life to take to the next book. If the next book is like this one, I'm done with this series. Too bad, because I loved the first two.
I'm sorry Steve Robinson, but I didn't like this book. And I really tried to. And I finished the book unsure about what happened to which baby or which mother!
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- Nancie B
- 04-29-16
The Last Queen of England
Almost excellent reading, clear, no hesitation and good emphasis. I was quite pleased. The book was really good too.
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- LOVETOQUILT
- 08-18-19
Super suspenseful
Wow. Robinson sure can write intriguing plots with a great cast of characters you can picture in your own mind with his belaboring details.
Now I am hooked 😳
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- VAG802
- 02-24-19
Page turner with history, suspense and a bit of...
The history intertwined in this series was interesting and tad over my head, but I didn't let that intimated me from enjoying another Jefferson Tate genealogy adventure. Oh, and abit of... well let's say I don't want to be a spoiler 😉
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- Linda
- 02-05-17
Tayte's Only Friend Dies, Tayte Must Find Out Why
Third book in five book series. This book is terrific. Marcus is a long time friend of Tayte and in fact may be his only friend. When Tayte arrives in London for a visit, his friend takes him to dinner and to meet a friend. Turns out that Marcus has arrange a blind date. After the meal, as they exit the restaurant, Marcus is shot and killed. His dying words to Tayte are 'treason you must hurry.' These words engage Tayte in the need to finish his friend's research which he knows nothing about. Marcus was very secretive over dinner and refused to talk about it. The story is a constant adventure of Tate and the blind date, Jean, as they hurry around London looking for the missing information from Queen Anne's missing heir. There are lots of twists, not much romance but Tayte isn't much for romance, but lots of mysteries to solve. It even has a numerical code to sort out which is to lead to the current living heir of Queen Anne. It is very intriguing and ends with a possibility for more later. Read it and enjoy Steve Robinson's skill with a word. Best if you start at the beginning. Simon Vance is a terrific narrator.
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- KrsTea
- 09-11-18
Addicted to this series.
I love that I'm on the edge of my seat over a genealogy mystery! This series has elevated the subject even more so in my personal opinion. Jefferson Tayte is just as powerful a character as Robert Langdon. this author is fabulous!
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- Simone
- 06-28-19
Fun puzzle but too much action for me
I enjoyed the puzzly romps through London, delving into the history of the Royal Family and Secret Societies; it reminded me of Dan Brown novel.
On the negative side, I find action scenes so boring to read.
Overall, I am in for more of Jefferson Tayte’s adventures, but if the future installments continue to be heavy on action-scenes like this one was I might not last to the end of the series.
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- Diane J. Sillivan
- 11-12-14
Jefferson Tayte is a Wimp
What made the experience of listening to The Last Queen of England the most enjoyable?
This is the third in this series. I keep hoping that Jefferson Tayte grows a pair. The story line is very good but his wimpiness is getting very, very annoying.
Any additional comments?
I don't understand why, as Jefferson Tayte is an American, why they use an English narrator.
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- darlys
- 05-16-16
Enjoying this series very much
Another genealogical mystery in London. This time involving Queen Anne. It is packed with history and intrigue. The narrator does another splendid job. I am off to read the next in this series!
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- in California
- 12-19-23
Entertaining
Anything Simon Vance performs is wonderful and worth the cost. A little unbelievable but still entertaining.
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