Heirs and Graces

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Heirs and Graces
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Rhys Bowen
SeriesHer Royal Spyness
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:320
Dimensions(mm): Height 136,Width 201
Category/GenreCrime and mystery
ISBN/Barcode 9781472120816
ClassificationsDewey:823.92
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint Constable
Publication Date 1 September 2016
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

As thirty-fifth in line for the throne, Lady Georgiana Rannoch may not be the most sophisticated young woman, but she knows her table manners. It's forks on the left, knives on the right, not in His Majesty's back. Here I am thinking the education I received at my posh Swiss finishing school would never come in handy. And while it hasn't landed me a job, or a husband, it has convinced Her Majesty the Queen, and the Dowager Duchess to enlist my help. I have been entrusted with grooming Jack Altringham, the Duke's newly discovered heir fresh from the Outback of Australia, for high society. The upside is I am to live in luxury at one of England's most gorgeous stately homes. But upon arrival at Kingsdowne Place, my dearest Darcy has been sent to fetch Jack, leaving me stuck in a manor full of miscreants, none of whom are too pleased with the discovery of my new ward. And no sooner has the lad been retrieved than the Duke announces he wants to choose his own heir. With the house in a hubbub over the news, Jack's hunting knife somehow finds its way into the Duke's back. Eyes fall, backs turn, and fingers point to the young heir. As if the rascal wasn't enough of a handful, now he's suspected of murder. Jack may be wild, but I'd bet the crown jewels it wasn't he who killed the Duke

Author Biography

Born in Bath, Somerset, Rhys Bowen now lives in San Rafael, California, with her husband. She is the author of many award-winning series including the Royal Spyness and Constable Evans mysteries. Constable is publishing her award-winning series of atmospheric historical dramas featuring feisty Irish immigrant Molly Murphy in old New York City.

Reviews

Brilliant...Part love story, part social commentary, part fun and part downright terrifying. And completely riveting...This book is perfect It's the perfect fix between seasons for Downton Abbey addicts A feisty new heroine to delight a legion of Anglophile readers Whimsical...Bowen successfully melds a whodunit with comedy as few contemporary writers can - Publishers Weekly [A] charming, delightfully fresh series...fans of historical cozies who like Kerry Greenwood's Phryne Fisher series will snap this up - Library Journal