My thanks to the author and William Morrow for my gifted advance copy to read and review via NetGalley. I'm admittedly a Royal Watcher. My favorite royal has always been Queen Elizabeth II. What an amazing woman. In this book, I love how QEII deadpans her comments. Who doesn't love her frankness and matter-of-fact responses? Prince Philip is hilarious at the ripe-old-age of 94. Their conversations together are hysterically funny. La historia se desarrolla en 2016 y se van introduciendo datos reales como la visita de los Obama o la actuación de Kylie Minogue en el cumpleaños de la reina. Estas dosis de realidad te hacen pensar que realmente todo eso podía haber pasado y nunca habría salido a la luz.

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This ingenious first book, that was the catalyst for a new crime series, captured Queen Elizabeth’s essence in all aspects. I loved how S. J. Bennett made this book so real, yet delightful and even funny. If I did not know better, I would have thought that Queen Elizabeth II was really talking and performing her royal duties throughout this book. The essence of the Queen was portrayed in every aspect. I loved The Windsor Knot and wait anxiously for the next book in this series. I highly recommend this book. The 1st in a new cozy series: Her Majesty the Queen Investigates, the book starts out with a death right at that the beginning, taking place right under the roof of Queen Elizabeth, at Windsor Castle.

SJ Bennett was born in Yorkshire, England in 1966, and lives in London. An army child, she grew up travelling around the world. Her first novel was published when she was 42, after a varied career and lots of procrastination. She is the award-winning author of several books for children and teaches and podcasts about writing.

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Mrs Rosalind Shand was 72 when she died in 1994 as a result of osteoporosis. The Queen's grandmother had died from the same condition eight years earlier. The Queen has served as President of the Royal Osteoporosis Society since 2001, having supported the charity since 1994. The Windsor Knot is the first installment of a cozy mystery series set in England, called Her Majesty the Queen Investigates. As the title suggests, Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II is the detective, solving a crime that happens in her castle. This was a wonderful portrait of some the Queen’s responsibilities, her family, staff, the public she has to deal with, and her beloved home, Windsor Castle. Coordinating all those things, she is using her wisdom and keen eye to guide the proper authorities to unmask the truth about the death of one of her guests, a Russian piano player. But questions abound - Suicide? Murder? Accident? A killer? Who? Tengo una tolerancia amplia para que me guste un "murder mystery", sobre todo uno tan ligero y "British" como este, pero la verdad es que el peloteo a la reina ha sido demasiado incluso para mí. Porque si en vez de Isabel II el personaje que lo mueve todo en las sombras fuera cualquier ancianita anónima o inventada, pues la novela me hubiera gustado mucho más. Pero todo el "All Hail the Queen" y el "Rule, Britannia!" se me ha atragantado un poquitín. Even though it wasn’t my cup of tea, I am certain that people who love cozy reads will truly enjoy this one. It’s a very relaxing story, and it’s quite interesting to dive in the Queen’s world, even just for a moment. There were some amazing facts about the monarchy as well, and I was surprised that I knew some of them, as I live near Windsor and Ascot.Um es auf den Punkt zu bringen, wäre mein Interesse an der Queen nicht so hoch, hätte ich das Buch abgebrochen, da ich die Aufklärung des Falles uninteressant fand. the year of her ninetieth birthday, Queen Elizabeth II is hosting a dine and sleep at Windsor Castle. Amongst the celebrity guests including David Attenborough, is a Russian pianist, Maksim Brodsky. The pianist is quite the ladies’ man and very flirtatious. Even the Queen herself has a dance with him. Overall, The Windsor Knot is a satisfying start to what I think will be a great cozy mystery series. All the Queen’s Men is the second book, and I can’t wait to see what puzzle the Queen will solve next. author S.J. Bennett has really done her homework! The Queen's actions, reactions and overall mannerisms and speech patterns felt truly authentic! I got warm, fuzzy feelings at the many familiar references to her life: her pony, Emma, several of her corgis, her private chapel at Windsor Castle, the family photos taken by Annie Leibovitz, even to marmalade! These all felt bittersweet, because this particular story was published in 2016 (six years before her death) and occurs around the time of her 90th birthday;