(WPF) Naughty In Nice / Rhys Bowen - 3***

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NOTE: I was sure I had posted this earlier this month, but apparently, I only put it in the vote tracking thread. S*I*G*H



Naughty in Nice – Rhys Bowen
3***

Book five in the Her Royal Spyness cozy mystery series had Lady Georgiana Rannoch headed to the Riviera to try to retrieve a snuffbox that has been stolen from Queen Mary’s collection. She certainly doesn’t expect to be arrested for a murder she could not possibly have committed!

I came late to this party, but I’m really enjoying this series. Georgie is sometimes incredibly clueless, but I love her good intentions and her determination to succeed on her own. I also really like her friend Belinda, her totally inept maid Queenie, her grandfather (with his Cockney sayings) and, of course, the mysterious Darcy O’Mara.

Bowen took inspiration from some real-life historical coincidences to build her mystery. Coco Chanel really did spend time in Nice with her business partner Vera Bate Lombardi; she really did put on a fashion show that featured jewels on loan from Queen Mary (who was related to Lombardi). I enjoyed hobnobbing with these people as much as Georgie did!



LINK to my review