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Murder at the Royal Palace

A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery, Book 23

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Murder at the Royal Palace

By: Verity Bright
Narrated by: Karen Cass
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Lady Eleanor Swift has a special royal invitation. She’s got just the right dress and the perfect plus one… But wait! Is that a body by the throne?

Lady Eleanor Swift is at Buckingham Palace to see her new husband, Detective 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 when Dilly Dalrymple, a royal guard, collapses. The head of the royal police asks Eleanor and Hugh to investigate the murder–unofficially. This is her first clue that there’s more to the story....

Donning a disguise as a journalist for a well-to-do magazine, Eleanor, with butler Clifford posing as her photographer interview the high-profile guests and residents at the palace. She wasn’t 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 else’s wife?

But when another soldier is murdered at midnight, hours after the palace 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 it’s 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!

©2025 Verity Bright (P)2025 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.
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This has been a wonderful series since it’s beginning but the new direction it has taken with the marriage and new detective agency has opened a door to a whole new level of enjoyment and interesting story lines.

All the characters are evolving wonderfully and writing is as clever, witty and engaging as ever. And as ever the depth of research that has gone into this book is exceptional and made for a fascinating look at the Tower of London.

The narration is impeccable as well which is the icing on the cake for this book.

Clever story, wonderful characters, perfect narration … what more can a lover of historical mysteries want? Highly recommended.

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