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MURDER AT THE ROYAL PALACE IBD

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09 / 2025
9781805500216
Anglès

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Lady Eleanor Swift has a special royal invitation. SheâÇÖs got just the right dress and the perfect plus one... But wait! Is that a body by the throne?Lady Eleanor Swiftáis at Buckingham Palace to see her new husband,áDetective Chief Inspector Seldon, knighted. Brimming with pride, all she can hope is that Gladstone the bulldog behaves himself in front of the king.But the happy day is overshadowed whenáDilly Dalrymple, a royal guard from the Tower of London, tragically dies. The head of the royal police asks Eleanor and Hugh to investigate - unofficially. This is her first clue that thereâÇÖs more to the story...Donning a disguise as a journalist for a well-to-do magazine, Eleanor, with butler Clifford posing as her photographer, is invited to stay in the Tower amongst the remaining guards and their families. She wasnâÇÖt expecting gossiping wives, affairs aplenty and talk of long-lost treasure! Was Dilly killed to settle an old score or was he perhaps a little too close to someone elseâÇÖs wife?But when another soldier is murdered at midnight, hours after the gates are locked, Eleanor knows she needs to keep her wits about her... And when everyone seems to have a reason to lie, can Eleanor dig up the truth before itâÇÖs her head next?A totally gripping royal whodunnit full of twists, set in 1920s London. Fans of T.E. Kinsey, Catherine Coles and Lee Strauss will be utterly obsessed!Readers love Verity Bright:âÇÖMY FAVOURITE BOOK... Had meáhooked... Iáabsolutely devouredáthisábrilliantáreadáin one sittingáas I justácould not put it down... I waságutted when I came to the end...áAmazing!!!âÇÖábookwormwhitlock86, â¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡ÈâÇÖIáabsolutely LOVEDáthis!... Had meáhooked from the beginningáand I kept flipping through the pages becauseáI could not put it down!âÇÖá@bookishbri_, â¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡ÈâÇÖUnputdownable... Had me hooked immediately... Filled with suspense, mystery, laughter...áAbsolutely perfect...áI devoured it in one sittingáasáI just could not put it downáand gave up on lying to myself sayingájust one more chapteráas that never happened!!âÇÖáBookworm86, â¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡ÈâÇÖLOVE... Iáfinished this book in one day!âÇÖáDianeLikesToRead, â¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡ÈâÇÖFabulous...áCharming... Aánail-biting page-turner...áFabulous... Iágobbled it up in a single sitting.âÇÖáBookish Jottings, â¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡ÈâÇÖThe most fun I have had reading a historical mystery!áI loved... had meálaughing out loudábefore the tenth page!...áI canâÇÖt recommend this book enough!âÇÖáToo Fond of Books, â¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡ÈâÇÖFabulous!... Iáabsolutely adored this!... If you are a fan of Poirot, Miss Marple and Downton Abbey then this book isádefinitely for you...áKept me guessing right up to the very end.âÇÖ my_reading_narnia, â¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡È

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