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Superintendent Perry Trethowan was used to cases that involved people in high places, and in this one he finds himself at the top of the tree - among the British royals. A Princess, albeit only a minuscule royal offshoot, with a snug little apartment in Kensington Palace and a snug little sum on the Civil List, is threatened - but by whom, why, and exactly what is uncertain. Her circle consists mostly of boy-friends, and they are a motley lot, drawn from the worlds of politics, the stage, show more even the football field. But are they endangered too or are they part of the threat? The Princess (fresh as morning dew, and much more treacherous) trips gaily through the minefield, while around her men keep dying. But blood will out, especially blue blood, and by the time Perry Trethowan gets to the bottom of the case, a murderer has been brought to justice and not a few reputations tremble in the scales. Robert Barnard's ability to create entertaining plots in the classic tradition was recognised through multiple nominations for Edgar Awards in the States, and he received the 2003 CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger Award for a lifetime of achievement. show lessTags
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Superintendent Perry Trethowan gets his arm twisted into providing security for the gorgeous, willful and sensation-seeking Princess Helena, a distant relative to Queen Elizabeth but a staple of the tabloids. Scotland Yard suspects that her life is in danger, but isn’t sure from what quarter. To tell any more would ruin this book, but author Robert Barnard packs the novel with lots of humor and even more twists.
Although the novel is the second in a series, newbies will enjoy Death and the Princess as much as long-time Barnard fans. Highly recommended.
Although the novel is the second in a series, newbies will enjoy Death and the Princess as much as long-time Barnard fans. Highly recommended.
Death and the Princess is the fourth Perry Thethowan mystery that I've read since we came home. They are moderate short books published in the early 1980s and I find them mildly enjoyable and undemanding. Here a young Royal seems to have gotten mixed up in something dicey and Superintendent Trethowan is assigned to sort it out, beginning with a suspicious death that may or may not be related to the Princess.
Superintendent Perry Trethowan is called upon the body guard one of the lesser Royal Princesses. His bosses tell him that there have been hints that she is in danger? In addition a reporter boyfriend has died in suspicious circumstances while in the company of a girl resembling the Princess. So Perry and his associate take on the job of following the royal entourage from one public event to another, many of which are related to homes for the aged.
The story is very interesting giving the reader a peephole into the lives of the royalty that spend much of their time doing PR of one sort or another. Robbert Barnard's book are a sure thing. They always entertain while educating the reader in subtle ways.
The story is very interesting giving the reader a peephole into the lives of the royalty that spend much of their time doing PR of one sort or another. Robbert Barnard's book are a sure thing. They always entertain while educating the reader in subtle ways.
As always, Robert Barnard is fun to read.
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- Death and the Princess
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- 1982
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- Perry Trethowan; Princess Helena
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- London, England, UK
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