Member Review

What if Queen Elizabeth II secretly solved mysteries while attending to her regular duties? That’s the question that The Windsor Knot decides to tackle in this new series from S.J. Bennett and you know what? It works.

The Queen is at Windsor Castle right before her 90th birthday when a guest is found murdered in his bedroom. The case seems to be blundered at every turn and unhappy with how the police are handling it, the Queen decides to investigate. Turning to her Private Secretary, Rozie Oshodi, the Queen uses her help to question everything and everyone.

S.J. Bennett has managed to create a complicated (and intriguing) murder case that has everything one needs for a compelling murder case: sex, maybe drugs, and a potential Russian spy. Bennett has also managed to create the perfect circus of characters from the night of the murder to turn the murder case upside down and confuse everyone. In addition to the suspects, I also fell in love with the characters surrounding the queen. From Bennett’s portrayal of Prince Phillip to everyone on staff trying to “protect” Queen Elizabeth, I absolutely loved the world S.J. Bennett created in The Windsor Knot. Plus, since I listened to this on audio, the voices that were given to the characters made them that much better. I can’t wait for the next one!