Two unusual women ... and intrigue!
A Royal Affair (A Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery #2)
by Allison Montclair
This continuation of the series is as good as its predecessor. London 1946 and The Right Sort Marriage Bureau owners Iris Sparks and Gwendolyn Bainbridge who were both affected by the war, although in different ways find themselves investigating a potential groom in a whole new way. Both women have their own devils to conquer. Their joint business venture is one way of moving forward. But this is something from left field.
Gwen seems like a privileged ex debutante, wife and mother, but she'd done a stint in a sanatorium when the love of her life was killed, leaving her small son Ronnie in the care of her in-laws. They are now a major problem!
Who are these Iris and Gwen? There's an air of desperation in both them. They have both served their country in unusual ways. That's left a mark. Both have hidden scars.
When Gwen's cousin Lady Matheson asks them on behalf of the Palace to investigate the man who's captured Princess Elizabeth's heart, one Prince Philip of Greece, they take the assignment. They need the money. They're loyal citizens and after all it pretty much the same game except the groom has already been chosen. When the princess becomes Queen, the Palace wants no skeletons appearing from the closet.
An investigation, a plot and 'surprise, surprise,' a body, possibly murder, has them sharpening up their investigative skills in a whole new way. Another cracker of a tale!
I so enjoy these two!
A St. Martin's Press ARC via NetGalley
*****
by Allison Montclair
This continuation of the series is as good as its predecessor. London 1946 and The Right Sort Marriage Bureau owners Iris Sparks and Gwendolyn Bainbridge who were both affected by the war, although in different ways find themselves investigating a potential groom in a whole new way. Both women have their own devils to conquer. Their joint business venture is one way of moving forward. But this is something from left field.
Gwen seems like a privileged ex debutante, wife and mother, but she'd done a stint in a sanatorium when the love of her life was killed, leaving her small son Ronnie in the care of her in-laws. They are now a major problem!
Who are these Iris and Gwen? There's an air of desperation in both them. They have both served their country in unusual ways. That's left a mark. Both have hidden scars.
When Gwen's cousin Lady Matheson asks them on behalf of the Palace to investigate the man who's captured Princess Elizabeth's heart, one Prince Philip of Greece, they take the assignment. They need the money. They're loyal citizens and after all it pretty much the same game except the groom has already been chosen. When the princess becomes Queen, the Palace wants no skeletons appearing from the closet.
An investigation, a plot and 'surprise, surprise,' a body, possibly murder, has them sharpening up their investigative skills in a whole new way. Another cracker of a tale!
I so enjoy these two!
A St. Martin's Press ARC via NetGalley
*****
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