English Summary/英文概要： 1930s London. Poor Lady Georgiana—thirty-fourth in line to the throne—has nothing to serve her Bavarian princess houseguest, even though the Queen of England has requested that she entertain her. Then there’s the matter of the body in the bookshop and the princess’s unwitting involvement with the Communist party. It’s enough to drive a girl mad.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 出生名門，卻又窮困潦倒的喬治安娜公爵夫人，繼《皇家間諜》為您帶來同樣精彩的三十年代的英國皇室秘密。王后給她委派了新任務，接待巴伐利亞的公主，想讓她與威爾是王子締結婚約，讓王子放棄美國的戀人。這位公主天性單純，喬治安娜給她安排了各項行程。而一系列的離奇死亡事件引起了喬治安娜的疑心，她展開秘密調查，揭開了殘酷的真相。讓我們一睹這三十四順位繼承人的精彩表現吧！”——《出版者週刊》(SJN & VC)

Awards/获奖情况： Rhys Bowen’s novels have garnered an impressive array of awards and nominations, including the Anthony Award for For the Love of Mike, and the Agatha Award for Murphy’s Law, the first Molly Murphy mystery. Her books have also won the Bruce Alexander Historical Award and the Herodotus Award, and have been shortlisted for the Agatha Award, the Macavity Award, and the Mary Higgins Clark Award.

榮獲許多推理重要獎項作者

“時代巨作，奇趣橫生，神秘誘人。”——《丹佛郵報》

“女主角神氣歸來，帶來妙趣橫生的皇家秘密。”——《出版者週刊》

“A grand period piece and a lighthearted and completely diverting mystery.”---DENVER POST

“Enchanting. Fans will welcome the return of this spunky heroine.”---PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

To make ends meet, slightly impoverished but well-connected Lady Georgiana Rannoch takes on house-cleaning jobs in disguise in Agatha-winner Bowen’s enchanting second mystery set in 1930s England (after 2007’s Her Royal Spyness). A tea invitation from the queen, however, sets her on a new mission. Georgiana must house and chaperone a young Bavarian princess the queen hopes to set up with the prince of Wales, thus diverting his attention from his current American love interest. The princess proves to be quite a handful, naïve and addicted to slang. Invitations to the palace, country house weekends and swinging parties are provided for her amusement. When a series of unfortunate deaths arouses Georgiana’s suspicions, she launches an investigation that culminates in a startlingly bloody conclusion. Fans will welcome the return of this spunky heroine, 34th in line to the British throne. (July)---From Publishers Weekly

Rhys’ astronomical sales—6.4 million in print, ebook, and audio just in the US—combined with the fact that she has been nominated for and won every major US mystery award.