Rhys Bowen has written 40 novels and two mystery series.. I really enjoyed her newest series about a young woman, Lady Georgie, who is 35th in line to the throne of England, but she is flat broke and struggling to survive during the Great Depression. She finds solving crimes entertaining and keeps her busy.
Bowen has quite a bit of knowledge about the royal family and the workings of the upper class because she married into a family like that. In this novel, Above the Bay of Angels, we meet a young girl who was sent into service when her mother died. Her father lost his job due to drink and Isabella goes from living a comfortable life to working in a kitchen of another well off family.
When she happens to see another young girl hit in the streets of London, she runs over to help. The dying girl gives her a letter as she passes. The letter is her entrance to the Queen's royal kitchen. Isabella's life will change now forever. Arriving at the palace as Helen Barton to the kitchen at Buckingham Palace, she embarks on a new life. There will travel, intrigue, blackmail and poison.
Quite a fun entertaining historical mystery novel. Helen will cook her way into the Queen's heart. She will help to solve the mystery so she can absolve herself of being accused of murder. Also do not worry there is romance and the description of foods and recipes to round out this entertaining novel.
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