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The Queen Who Came in from the Cold
The brand new 2025 murder mystery starring the Queen
Series: Her Majesty Investigates
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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...
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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.
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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The Queen Who Came in from the Cold
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...Paperback$3499Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today -
The Queen Who Came in from the Cold
THE UTTERLY BRILLIANT FIFTH BOOK IN THE HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN INVESTIGATES MYSTERY SERIES - NOW AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER IN HARDBACK, EBOOK AND AUDIOBOOK! 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,...Hardback$4500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
A Death in Diamonds
THE ROYALLY BRILLIANT FOURTH BOOK IN THE HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN INVESTIGATES MYSTERY SERIES - NOW AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK, EBOOK AND AUDIOBOOK! 1957 - Young Queen Elizabeth II is finding her way in a challenging world as the United Kingdom must adjust to having neither an empire nor a set place in post-war Europe. As she travels the world to...PaperbackSold Out
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
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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