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The locations are brought to life too. Windsor's is one's favourite home, certainly preferable to the 'palace on a roundabout', although Balmoral and Sandringham are in the blood. You get a sense of comfort about Windsor, or as much comfort as there can be in a Gothic castle. There are glorious touches though - such as the smell of old dog in some of the older cars which is never ''quite'' eradicated by chemical cleaners.
It's the plot you want to know about, isn't it? Well, it's decidedly more complex than most cosy crime and the DG of MI5 was more than delighted when he was nudged and guided into working it out for the benefit of the Queen. I loved every page of this book - and I'm not normally a fan of cosy crime - and I wasn't best pleased when I turned the final page. I do hope that Her Majesty has a few more cases which that she's been keeping under her crown: in fact, you'll find the next case [[Her Majesty the Queen Investigates: A Three Dog Problem by S J Bennett|here]].
I thought [[The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman]] was a cracker. ''The Windsor Knot'' is better and I'd like to thank the publishers for sending a copy to the Bookbag.
