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But when the spy, John Medina, reappears in her life claiming to need her for an undercover black ops mission she can't resist the temptation. But, unknown to her is that Tucker (who is really CIA field operative John Medina) has kept his eye on her from a distance, making sure she's okay because he wants her for himself. Niema wakes up spooning Tucker thinking it is her husband, it is then it finally hits her that Dallas is dead, and the flood-gates are opened, the wall she has put up has cracked, and she now begins to mourns the death of her husband while being held and comforted by Tucker.
And, the character of Prince Philip shows just how much the Queen relies on his steadfast support and his quick assessment of matters. With her nation seemingly divided over the result of the Brexit referendum, Her Majesty is now awaiting the outcome of the long and drawn-out US Presidential election result. I have just discovered the S J Bennett books in the local library and found them delightful – very respectful of our much-loved late Queen, well written and humorous. Our super-sleuth Queen unites sharp intuition and first-class memory with a lifetime of observation to outwit the police and MI5.Maybe if one of these elements was removed and the story focused on characters a tad more, maybe it would have worked for me. Een ontdekking waar zij op zijn zachtst gezegd niet verheugd over was en ze wil haar schilderij terug, want het is haar zeer dierbaar. Now, I've gone back and read some of the reviews here and on other sites and I'm scratching my head. Bennett's depiction of the warm, wise, and witty queen and the insights into her royal life are fascinating. Because Her Majesty is unable to run around looking for evidence, she makes Rozie Oshodi her deputy detective, and the duo investigate both Cynthia's death and the source of the poison pen letters.
For those who follow The Royals, (not me) and those who have avidly watched The Crown series, this is a quite different (and perhaps more favorable) portrait of England’s longest reigning monarch.What starts out with the Queen identifying a favourite sentimental painting which has been missing for 50 years from her personal collection leads into murders and the uncovering of a long-running fraud and theft ring at Buckingham Palace. Although the book opens in October, when Sir Simon Holcroft, the Queen’s Private Secretary, finds a body at the swimming pool in the palace, there’s an incident three months earlier that triggers the story. Narrator Megan Gallagher hits the bull’s eye with my perception of characters that I feel I know very well. And, knowing that a case will be solved in no way takes away from the thrill of events leading up to that solution. If she is anything like her character in the book she is intelligent, quick thinking, compassionate, determined, and just lovely.
There are suspects, but without the proof, the evidence, of their wrongdoings, it is unwise to approach them and tip the Queen’s hand. Something is going on in Buckingham Palace, and Her Majesty is determined to get to the bottom of it. And yet, all of these things prove to be the least of her worries when, a staff member is found dead beside the palace swimming pool. Oh, there’s crime and murder and evil going on, but we know that the Queen, in her calm and methodical manner, will get to the bottom of it with her discreet, capable Assistant Private Secretary Rozie Oshodi. That takes a generosity that I don't think I have, to let someone else take credit for your ideas and footwork.
The reference was also later borrowed by Julian Symons for the title of his book A Three-Pipe Problem (1975). Her husband Dallas was on a mission with her and John one day and he ends his life on a mission, to them, for a good cause. Both books were similar in setting, plot and characterization (with the exception of the hero, John, in ALL THE QUEEN'S MEN). It is the 3 male advisors and a police officer who are drip fed the relevant information to make it appear as if it is they who solve the crimes, and we learn at the end just why that painting was so important to the Queen and Rozie inherits a painting that makes her joyously happy if slightly guilty.
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