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Reviewed by Jennifer Joyce
India Black is the madam of a London brothel who has previously found herself working for the government. Now the prime minister is back with another mission for India; to protect the queen. Queen Victoria usually spends her Christmases at Osborne House but this year, after receiving a message from her departed husband Albert during a séance, she has changed her plans and will be staying at Balmoral in Scotland. The government suspects foul play and are on alert for any attempts on the queen’s life. India, along with government official French, is sent to Balmoral to spend the queen’s visit under cover to sniff out any would-be assassins.
I’ve recently read the first in the India Black series and enjoyed the book so it was nice to catch up with the characters again. I found the first book could be quite heavy in its political details but this wasn’t the case with The Widow of Windsor. I thought it was a fun tale of mystery as India and French work together to solve the case of the hidden enemy within Balmoral. India goes undercover as the ladies maid of a marchioness so she can learn about the staff in residence while French uses his position to suss out the guests staying with the queen. I love the chemistry between India and French as they each try to gain the upper hand despite supposedly working as a team. India in particular constantly wants to score points against French but there is definitely a spark between the pair.
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8/10