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It is the 3 male advisors and a police officer who are drip fed the relevant information to make it appear as if it is they who solve the crimes, and we learn at the end just why that painting was so important to the Queen and Rozie inherits a painting that makes her joyously happy if slightly guilty. John Medina, the CIA's Black Ops specialist, works in the shadows of the government's deadliest missions.
The investigation leads Rozie back in time to a rash of missing items in Palace in the 1980’s dubbed the Breakages Business. The mystery at play here was much more involved and multi-faceted than that of THE WINDSOR KNOT (so, potentially a smidge more confusing and seemed to take a bit longer to wrap up), but HM and Rozie were so perfectly on point that I didn’t even mind. This is the follow up to SJ Bennett's The Windsor Knot, the start of this series which is based on the premise that Queen Elizabeth II is a sleuth to be reckoned with, she has been solving mysteries for years, all below the radar. On top of all that, the Queen has seen her personal painting of the royal yacht Britannia, given to her by the artist in 1963, in an exhibit of maritime art in Portsmouth.Her current Assistant Private Secretary Rozie Oshodi is again her eyes and ears around the palace and elsewhere to help her seek out the culprits. Prior to Portsmouth, Her Majesty had last seen the painting decades ago, hanging outside her bedroom door, and she has no idea how or when it left her possession. Rozie voert het onderzoek uit, maakt zichzelf niet overal even populair en begint misschien ook gevaar te lopen, de Queen stuurt haar achter de schermen aan, voert discrete gesprekken en ziet mogelijke verbanden.
Bennett has created a Queen character who while duty bound, is as indefatigable in her pursuit of justice as she is in her dedication to the throne. With her nation seemingly divided over the result of the Brexit referendum, Her Majesty is now awaiting the outcome of the long and drawn-out US Presidential election result. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage.
John Madina is legend in his own right, he's an enigma, a ghost, a master at espionage, so legendary some don't even believe that he truly exist. First thing's first this was a DNF for me, but I read almost to the end so I feel qualified to give this review. Now, I've gone back and read some of the reviews here and on other sites and I'm scratching my head.
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