Stealing the Crown

A Guy Harford Mystery, Book 1

By: TP Fielden

Narrated by: Joel Froomkin

Britain is at war - but the greatest threat to the Crown might be within the Palace walls.

London, 1941: Major Edgar Brampton is found shot dead in his office in Buckingham Palace. All signs point towards a self-inflicted tragedy, but when Palace authorities hurry his body away and order staff to stay silent, fellow courtier Guy Harford's suspicions are raised.

While the outside world faces the onslaught of war, within the Palace walls a curious mystery unfolds. Rumours swirl about Brampton's relationship with the Queen, and there's talk of other plots involving those closest to the King.

To get to the bottom of what really happened, Guy joins forces with some unlikely allies - Rodie Carr, a beautiful East End burglar, and Rupert Hardacre, a postman with a past - but time may be running out...for him, for the King, and for Britain. Someone has their eye on the crown, and they'll do anything to get it.

Can Guy solve the case before more blood is spilled on the royal carpets? Or will he be the next victim?

©2020 TP Fielden (P)2020 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

I am looking forward to book 2 in the series.

I enjoyed the complexity of the plot and the narrator's constant portrayal of the characters. Had me second-guessing my conclusions all the way through. Looking forward to book 2

I couldn't follow the narration

Maybe it was the British accent, but I gave this a couple of tries and then put it down. I just could not follow the narration. I think it would have worked better if he had simply read it rather than tried to act the different characters. Please ignore the ratings for overall and story because this was a DNF.