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Her Royal Spyness Books in Order

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See the Her Royal Spyness books by Rhys Bowen in order, with quick summaries, series background, reading tips, and help deciding where to start.

Last updated: June 30, 2026

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21 books

1

Her Royal Spyness

by Rhys Bowen

2007

Flat broke and far down the line of succession, Lady Georgiana escapes to London to make her own way. Then a man winds up dead in her bathtub, and Georgie has to clear her name fast.

2

A Royal Pain

by Rhys Bowen

2008

Georgie is ordered to chaperone a Bavarian princess and steer her toward the Prince of Wales. Between maid work, shoplifting scandals, and a body in a bookshop, the plan falls apart quickly.

3

Royal Flush

by Rhys Bowen

2009

Sent back to Castle Rannoch, Georgie must keep a royal guest from seducing the Prince of Wales. A secret mission at Balmoral adds danger, scandal, and the threat of murder.

4

Royal Blood

by Rhys Bowen

2010

Georgie is dispatched to a wedding in Transylvania, where the atmosphere is creepy even before a guest is poisoned. Saving the celebration means solving the crime before panic takes over.

5

Naughty in Nice

by Rhys Bowen

2011

On the French Riviera, Georgie hunts for the Queen's stolen snuff box and ends up modeling for Coco Chanel. Then a necklace disappears and murder crashes the catwalk.

6

Masked Ball at Broxley Manor

by Rhys Bowen

2012

At a masked Halloween ball, young Georgie meets a foreign prince she expected to dread and finds him unexpectedly charming. Then her rescuer vanishes, and the whole glittering evening turns strange.

7

The Twelve Clues of Christmas

by Rhys Bowen

2012

A cozy village Christmas job turns grim when one death is followed by another, and then another. Georgie starts to suspect someone is arranging deadly accidents in the snow.

8

Heirs and Graces

by Rhys Bowen

2013

Georgie is asked to polish an uncouth new heir fresh from Australia, only to arrive at a house full of hostile relatives. When the duke is murdered, the young heir becomes the obvious suspect.

9

Queen of Hearts

by Rhys Bowen

2014

A transatlantic trip meant to support Georgie's mother through a Reno divorce turns into a Hollywood mystery. Jewel theft, movie people, and a sudden murder make the voyage anything but restful.

10

Malice at the Palace

by Rhys Bowen

2015

Georgie is assigned to Princess Marina's side ahead of a royal wedding and told to keep scandal at bay. Then one of the groom's supposed mistresses is murdered.

11

Crowned and Dangerous

by Rhys Bowen

2016

Georgie's hopes for a quick marriage to Darcy are derailed when his father is arrested for murder in Ireland. Proving his innocence means walking into family tensions and old resentments.

12

On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service

by Rhys Bowen

2017

An Italian house party gives Georgie the chance to help a friend and quietly stop a royal scandal. Too bad the hostess hates her, Darcy is undercover, and trouble is brewing everywhere.

13

Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding

by Rhys Bowen

2018

Before Georgie can marry Darcy, she has to inspect the country estate where they might live. Sabotage, bad staff, and what looks like an attempt on her life suggest someone wants her gone.

14

Love and Death Among the Cheetahs

by Rhys Bowen

2019

Georgie's honeymoon in Kenya should be romantic, but Darcy is on a secret mission and the Happy Valley set is a mess of affairs and lies. When a local lord dies, the case looks far from accidental.

15

The Last Mrs. Summers

by Rhys Bowen

2020

A trip to Cornwall with Belinda leads Georgie into a tense house full of bad history and worse secrets. When murder strikes, Belinda becomes the prime suspect.

16

God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen

by Rhys Bowen

2021

Christmas at Sandringham sounds festive until Georgie learns the Queen expects her to spy. A string of suspicious deaths makes the holiday gathering downright dangerous.

17

Peril in Paris

by Rhys Bowen

2022

Pregnant and restless, Georgie heads to Paris to visit Belinda and ends up helping Darcy with a dangerous errand. Soon she is chasing a killer while Europe edges toward war.

18

The Proof of the Pudding

by Rhys Bowen

2023

Georgie's first house party at Eynsleigh should be a triumph, until a dinner at a nearby manor ends in apparent poisoning. She has to protect her chef and her reputation before the baby arrives.

19

We Three Queens

by Rhys Bowen

2024

With a newborn at home and Wallis Simpson hidden on the estate, Georgie already has enough to manage. Then a film crew starts shooting on the grounds, and one of its stars is murdered.

20

From Cradle to Grave

by Rhys Bowen

2025

While hunting for a suitable nanny, Georgie notices a string of mysterious deaths among young men around London. The cases seem unrelated, until she fears Darcy may be next.

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To Crown It All

by Rhys Bowen

2026

As the coronation of King George VI approaches, Georgie suspects her mother is sending a hidden plea for help from dangerous company. When a German count is murdered, the duchess becomes the obvious suspect.

Series background & context

The Her Royal Spyness books follow Lady Georgiana Rannoch, known as Georgie, a very minor royal with a very major problem: she has the rank, the family connections, and the impossible name, but almost none of the money. Set in 1930s Britain, the series drops Georgie into a world of country houses, royal errands, society scandals, and murders that have a habit of finding her wherever she goes.

She is a delight.

Georgie sits in a sweet spot between insider and outsider. She is close enough to the royal family to be useful, especially when the Queen needs someone discreet, but far enough down the line of succession to be ignored when money is handed out. That makes her both comic and practical. She can curtsey properly, but she also has to worry about rent, meals, and how to survive without staff. A lot of the series' charm comes from that tension.

Bowen uses the 1930s beautifully here. The books play with the glamour of the period, grand houses, fashion, travel, film people, titled eccentrics, but they also keep one eye on the bigger historical world. The Prince of Wales, Wallis Simpson, Coco Chanel, and other real figures drift through the stories. So do hints of the political storm gathering over Europe. Even when a book feels frothy on the surface, the time period gives it shape and stakes.

The mysteries themselves tend to be classic cozy setups: a country house full of suspects, a wedding gone wrong, a Christmas gathering, a trip abroad that turns deadly, a family secret that refuses to stay buried. Georgie is rarely a trained detective. She succeeds because she notices things, asks awkward questions, and keeps going when better-advised people would stop. Her curiosity, mixed with her good heart and occasional exasperation, makes her easy company.

Around her is one of Bowen's most entertaining supporting casts. There is Darcy O'Mara, whose work is often secretive and whose timing is never ideal. There is Belinda, glamorous and loyal. There is Georgie's mother, always capable of making a situation bigger, stranger, or more theatrical. And there are the endless relatives, servants, house guests, aristocrats, and opportunists who keep the books lively.

What readers usually come for is the mix. These books are funny without being silly, historical without being heavy, and romantic without losing sight of the murder plot. They have a light touch with class satire too. Bowen clearly knows how ridiculous high society can be, and she enjoys it.

If you want a historical mystery series that feels warm, witty, and very readable, this is a good one to sink into. Start at the beginning if you can. Georgie's life changes in satisfying ways across the books, and part of the pleasure is watching her slowly carve out a place for herself in a world that was never designed to make that easy.

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Anurag Ramdasan

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