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The Queen Who Came in from the Cold

The brand new 2025 murder mystery starring the Queen
By S.J. Bennett
Series: Her Majesty Investigates
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Brief Description
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... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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The Queen Who Came in from the Cold

The utterly charming 2026 cosy mystery in the bestselling Her Majesty The Queen Investigates series.

The utterly charming 2025 cosy mystery in the bestselling Her Majesty The Queen series.

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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 Armstrong Jones?

The Queen and her assistant private secretary, Joan McGraw, get to work on their second joint investigation, little imagining that this time it will take them all the way to Venice in a tale of spies, lies and Cold War skulduggery.

Series: Her Majesty Investigates

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781838777715

Publisher: Zaffre

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 November 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Zaffre

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 508g

Pages: 416

Collections

Biography & Memoir Cosy Crime Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Historical Crime & Mystery Historical Fiction Royalty & Religion Biographies S.J. Bennett Series: Her Majesty Investigates

About the Author

SJ Bennett was born in Yorkshire and travelled the world as an army child. She had a varied career before her first novel was published when she was 42. Since then, her books have won awards, been optioned for TV, and have been translated into over 20 languages.

She was once asked to interview for the role of Assistant Private Secretary to the Queen and still considers it the job that got away. A curious royal watcher for many years, she lives in London, where she can often be found haunting its palaces, museums, galleries and libraries. She currently writes the 'Her Majesty the Queen Investigates' series.

You can find her on Instagram @sophiabennett_writer and on Twitter @sophiabennett.

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