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It's 1961 and the Queen is planning her state visit to Italy aboard Britannia. But before she goes, an unreliable witness claims to have seen a brutal murder from the royal train. Did it really happen, and could the victim be a missing friend of Princess Margaret's new husband, Tony…
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This is part of a series of books by the English Writer S J Bennet in which Queen Elizabeth at varying stages of her reign becomes involved in solving a murder. Earlier books take place in the latter years of her reign, this one takes place early on, in 1961. I adore these books because I loved the queen and Bennet so magically captures her personality in these books...that combination of the formality of the office and her delightful sense of humour. In this one she's heading off to Lancashire on the royal train, and a slightly unhinged and very…
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