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Royal Flush

Rhys Bowen
Chapters (37)
  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Chapter 1
  5. Chapter 2
  6. Chapter 3
  7. Chapter 4
  8. Chapter 5
  9. Chapter 6
  10. Chapter 7
  11. Chapter 8
  12. Chapter 9
  13. Chapter 10
  14. Chapter 11
  15. Chapter 12
  16. Chapter 13
  17. Chapter 14
  18. Chapter 15
  19. Chapter 16
  20. Chapter 17
  21. Chapter 18
  22. Chapter 19
  23. Chapter 20
  24. Chapter 21
  25. Chapter 22
  26. Chapter 23
  27. Chapter 24
  28. Chapter 25
  29. Chapter 26
  30. Chapter 27
  31. Chapter 28
  32. Chapter 29
  33. Chapter 30
  34. Chapter 31
  35. Chapter 32
  36. Chapter 33
  37. Chapter 34
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Berkley Prime Crime titles by Rhys Bowen

Royal Spyness Mysteries

HER ROYAL SPYNESS
A ROYAL PAIN
ROYAL FLUSH

Constable Evans Mysteries

EVANS ABOVE
EVAN HELP US
EVANLY CHOIRS
EVAN AND ELLE
EVAN CAN WAIT
EVANS TO BETSY
EVAN ONLY KNOWS
EVAN’S GATE
EVAN BLESSED

Title Page

001

Copyright Page

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

eISBN : 978-1-101-10491-0

1. Aristocracy (Social class)—Great Britain—Fiction. 2. Attempted assassination—Fiction. I Title.
PR6052.O848R68 2009
823’.914—dc22 2009004738

Dedication

This book is dedicated to Merion Webster Sauer and her son, Lee, who
have been temporarily elevated to the peerage.

My grateful thanks as always to John and Jane for their wonderful
insights and critiques, and to Jackie Cantor and Meg Ruley for
making my writing life so easy, pleasant and fun.

Author’s Note

Although real people walk across these pages, this book is purely fictional. Balmoral is portrayed just as it is, but if you try to find Castle Rannoch on the map, it only exists in my imagination. And I’m afraid I’ve taken liberties with the road from Balmoral to Castle Rannoch. There really is no serviceable direct route, but I’ve had one made through the mountains for the purposes of this book.

Chapter 1

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Chapter 1

Rannoch House
Belgrave Square
London W.1.
August 12, 1932