The Last Mrs. Summers by Rhys BowenMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I liked this better than the previous "Royal Spyness" entry. I feel like the author was moving Georgie back toward her roots.
Georgie and Darcy are back from their honeymoon (thank goodness!) and settling into life as master and mistress of a large country estate. Darcy is off on an assignment and Georgie is left to her own devices.
She quickly grows bored and is looking for a bit of excitement when the ever amusing Belinda arrives. Belinda has inherited property and would like Georgie to join her on a trip to investigate the property. Off they go looking for adventure, and adventure they find. The property is not what was expected, there are old acquaintances, lost relatives, mobsters, and murders. Georgie is back to being more resourceful and less snobbish.
This entry into the Royal Spyness series had most of what I love about the series. Georgie being scrappy, commentary about the life of the upper crust, improbable crimes and bumbling constables. Darcy is even doing what he does best in this book. I did miss some of the quirky characters I've come to love - Queenie (who is now a cook, but I miss the real life POV she always brought to the scene), Grandfather, and Georgie's mother.
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