Peril in Paris /
Material type: TextSeries: Royal spyness ; bk.16Publisher: New York : Berkley Prime Crime, [2022]Description: 289 pages ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780593437858
- 0593437853
- 823/.914 23/eng/20220623
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Lady Georgiana Rannoch and her dashing husband, Darcy, are awaiting a bundle of joy, but an unexpected trip to Paris will thrust them straight into a tangled web of international intrigue in this all-new mystery in the New York Times bestselling Royal Spyness series from Rhys Bowen.
What a delight it is to finally be able to enjoy a simple meal again! I have been in the throes of morning sickness for the last few months as Darcy and I prepare to welcome a brand-new addition to our little family. Now that I am feeling better, I have realized I am dreadfully bored! It seems that all my nearest and dearest are off leading their own busy lives while I sit at home and attempt to train our two adorably naughty puppies. Fun as it may be, it is hard not to long for a little adventure, a change of pace, before my true confinement begins when the baby comes.
Happily, it seems that Darcy has read my mind. When I receive a letter from my glamorous best friend, Belinda, Darcy suggests we take a trip to Paris to visit her. It seems he also has a spot of business of which to take care, so I will be staying in Belinda's flat as she works feverishly on Coco Chanel's fall collection. I happen to know Coco from a disastrous encounter in Nice years ago, and I am hoping this visit will go much more smoothly. But I soon learn that nothing about my time in Paris is going to be simple . . . or safe for that matter.
Darcy has asked me to take on a small chore as a part of his latest assignment. I am to covertly retrieve something from an attendee of Coco's show. It seems easy enough, but I discover that this little errand could have terrifying consequences for a world on the brink of war. When things go horribly wrong, I am left to find a killer all while trying to fend off a French policeman who is certain that I am a criminal mastermind. But I have no plans to deliver my darling little one in a prison cell, and so I will muster every ounce of my courage to save the day . . . and, quite possibly, the world!
"Lady Georgiana Rannoch and her dashing husband, Darcy, are awaiting a bundle of joy, but an unexpected trip to Paris will thrust them straight into a tangled web of international intrigue in this all-new mystery in the New York Times bestselling Royal Spyness series from Rhys Bowen. What a delight it is to finally be able to enjoy a simple meal again! I have been in the throes of morning sickness for the last few months as Darcy and I prepare to welcome a brand-new addition to our little family. Now that I am feeling better, I have realized I am dreadfully bored! It seems that all my nearest and dearest are off leading their own busy lives while I sit at home and attempt to train our two adorably naughty puppies. Fun as it may be, it is hard not to long for a little adventure, a change of pace, before my true confinement begins when the baby comes. Happily, it seems that Darcy has read my mind. When I receive a letter from my glamorous best friend, Belinda, Darcy suggests we take a trip to Paris to visit her. It seems he also has a spot of business of which to take care, so I will be staying in Belinda's flat as she works feverishly on Coco Chanel's fall collection. I happen to know Coco from a disastrous encounter in Nice years ago, and I am hoping this visit will go much more smoothly. But I soon learn that nothing about my time in Paris is going to be simple . . . or safe for that matter. Darcy has asked me to take on a small chore as a part of his latest assignment. I am to covertly retrieve something from an attendee of Coco's show. It seems easy enough, but I discover that this little errand could have terrifying consequences for a world on the brink of war. When things go horribly wrong, I am left to find a killer all while trying to fend off a French policeman who is certain that I am a criminal mastermind. But I have no plans to deliver my darling little one in a prison cell, and so I will muster every ounce of my courage to save the day . . . and, quite possibly, the world!"--
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Library Journal Review
No plot details yet on this latest in the 1930s-set series featuring Lady Georgiana Rannoch, aka Georgie, though from the title we can guess that she's carrying out her amateur sleuthing in the City of Light. From Agatha/Anthony award winner Bowen.Publishers Weekly Review
Set in 1936, Bowen's middling 16th Royal Spyness mystery (after 2021's God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen) demands even more suspension of disbelief than usual. Though Lady Georgiana "Georgie" Ranoch O'Mara is expecting her first child, she's still roped into a dangerous assignment by her husband, Darcy, who works for a shadowy branch of the British government. Georgie's best friend from school, Belinda, has invited her to Paris, where Belinda is assisting fashion designer Coco Chanel. The scheduled arrival in that city of Gerda Goldberg, a Jewish friend of Nazi leader Hermann Göring's wife, could enable Darcy to get his hands on some valuable microfilm; Gerda's scientist husband has developed a poison gas detector and has agreed to pass the formula to the British. Georgie, who will attend the same fashion show as Gerda, is to get the microfilm from her and convey it to Darcy. That pregnant Georgie would agree to such a risky assignment will strike many as improbable, as will her suspicions that Darcy might actually be working for Hitler. Sadly absent is the laugh-out-loud humor of the series' best entries. This one's for diehard fans only. Agent: Meg Ruley, Jane Rotrosen Agency. (Nov.)Booklist Review
It is 1936. Lady Georgiana Rannoch, thirty-fifth in the line of royal succession, is married to her beloved Darcy, and they are expecting their first child. When Darcy invites Georgie to accompany him on a business trip to Paris--she isn't quite sure what his business is, but thinks he might be a spy--she's delighted at the opportunity to see her best friend, Belinda, who works in Coco Chanel's atelier. The visit starts well, with Georgie meeting Gertrude Stein, Ernest Hemingway, and a host of beguiling Parisians. Then Darcy asks her to help him retrieve microfilm from a German scientist, whose wife will bring it to Chanel's fashion show where Georgie will model a Chanel creation. But things go awry: during the show, the scientist's wife disappears, a woman is murdered, and Georgie becomes the prime suspect. Plenty of suspense (with a full serving of herrings) and a satisfying conclusion make this a fine addition to Bowen's Her Royal Spyness series and will delight those who enjoy visiting Paris vicariously.Kirkus Book Review
A quick trip to Paris turns into a dangerous murder hunt in 1936. Lady Georgiana Rannoch O'Mara may be cousin to King Edward VIII, but she and her husband, Darcy O'Mara, are poor and lucky to be living on an estate belonging to a relative. The pregnant Georgie, who's finally over her morning sickness, jumps at the chance to go to Paris with Darcy and spend time with her best friend, Belinda, who's apprenticing with Coco Chanel. Darcy has a hush-hush job, and Georgie always worries when he's away, so she's especially happy that they won't be separated. Once they settle in Paris, Darcy asks Georgie to do a little job for him picking up microfilm from Frau Goldberg, whose husband, a Jewish scientist, isn't allowed to travel. Georgie enjoys spending time in the city with Belinda and her avant-garde friends. Since she's modeled for Chanel before, though with disastrous results, she's urged to model a dress Chanel designs to hide her pregnancy. The only good thing to come out of the experience is the chance it provides to get the microfilm from Frau Goldberg, who's attending the fashion show with the ladies from a delegation that includes Georgie's mother, who's engaged to a wealthy German. After rude American Mrs. Rottenburger takes Frau Goldberg's seat, Georgie finds the lady dead of cyanide poisoning. Was she the real target, or was it a case of mistaken identity? Georgie had better find out, for the French police think she's the killer. The mystery is meager, but touring prewar Paris with Bowen's irresistible sleuth is a treat. Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.Author notes provided by Syndetics
Rhys Bowen was born Janet Quin-Harkin in 1941 in Bath, England. She earned her bachelors degree from the University of London. Soon after graduation she worked for the British Broadcasting Corporation as a studio manager and writer. She then took a job working for a textbook company developing reading texts before writing her own books. Her first picture book - Peter Penny's Dance - was published in 1976 and changed her career to children's book author. The book earned praise and won numerous awards. In 1981 she wrote a teen novel entitled California Girl which became the first installment in Bantam's Sweet Dreams series. This series grew to include novels such as Love Match, Daydreamer, and Ten-Boy Summer. These Sweet Dreams books started a major trend in young adult publishing. they were praised as an encouragement to reading. Janet Quin-Harkin also authored non-series fiction for adolescents such as award winning novel Wanted: Date for Saturday Night and Summer Heat. She also wrote the young adult historical novels Madam Sarah and Fool's Gold. She then moved on to writng mystery novels whcih included her Constable Evans series. Her book Royal Blood made the New York Times Bestseller list.(Bowker Author Biography)
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