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Her Royal Spyness

By: Rhys Bowen
Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
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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.

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Critic reviews

  • Audie Award Nominee - Best Mystery/Suspense Audiobook, 2011

"Rhys Bowen has crafted an insightful blend of old-fashioned whodunnit, clever satire, and drawing room comedy of errors -- and created a feisty new heroine to delight a legion of Anglophile readers." (Jacqueline Winspear, author of the Maisie Dobbs novels)
"Kellgren finds unique voices for quirky characters such as Georgie’s adorable grandfather and estranged mother, Wallis Simpson, and a sexy Irish lord. Kellgren will make listeners want to meet the kilt-clad ghosts who play bagpipes in Scotland’s castle corridors and tartan-wallpapered bathrooms." ( AudioFile)
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a breeze to read while doing chores. predictable plot but a delightful narration by Katherine really elevated the story to new heights

A breeze to read

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Interesting story and performed very well. I will be ordering a few more of these.

Great fun.

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I've listened to this more times than I care to admit to, it's just so perfect! It has everything you could want, murder and mystery, humour and romance plus good period detail and great characters. The narration is brilliant and all the characters are made very real with a mix of accents and tone you don't often find.

A genuine favourite and the start of a lovely series.

Still a firm favourite

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loved it couldn't turn it off...excellent characters and great narrator enabled me to visualise each character fully

Fabulous Darling!!

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A fun historical mystery between the world wars. Lots of national and ‘class’ stereotypes but written with a huge pinch of salt.

Fun

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