S. J. Bennett (1966–)
Author of The Windsor Knot
S. J. Bennett is SJ Bennett (1). For other authors named SJ Bennett, see the disambiguation page.
S. J. Bennett (1) has been aliased into Sophie Bennett.
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Works have been aliased into Sophie Bennett.
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- Canonical name
- Bennett, S. J.
- Other names
- Sophia Bennett
Bennett, S. J.
Bennett, Sophia
Bennett, Sophia J.
Bennett, SJ - Birthdate
- 1966
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- England, UK
- Country (for map)
- England, UK
- Birthplace
- Richmond, Yorkshire, England, UK
- Places of residence
- London, England
- Education
- University of Cambridge (PHD|Italian literature)
- Occupations
- writer
instructor - Agent
- Charlie Campbell (Greyhound Literary)
- Short biography
- SJ Bennett grew up reading mystery stories and travelling the world as an army child. She became a strategy consultant and wrote several award-winning books for teenagers before turning to adult crime novels with the Her Majesty the Queen Investigates series. Her books have been published in over twenty languages, from Japanese to Catalan. She has taught writing with City Lit, City University and the Royal Literary Fund, and lives in South London, where she also runs a writing podcast for aspiring authors called Prepublished. [from Website. There is also a significantly longer biography on the website]
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The Windsor Knot: A Novel (Her Majesty the Queen… by SJ Bennett
Queen Elizabeth II is an amateur detective. first in series
Not sure I would want to read more but as a one off it was delightful.
amateur-sleuth, 1950s, historical-figures, historical-mystery, historical-places-events, historical-setting, history-and-culture, series, British-royalty, murder, murder-investigation, international-crime-and-mystery, cozy-mystery, sabotage, banter, personal-assistant*****
Since the active Queen of England is far too public a figure to be seen sleuthing, she has her personal assistant to follow her directives and gather information. When a highly visible young woman wearing a very pricey diamond tiara is murdered and the bling disappears the problems begin to surface. Several alibis seem to have been modified from the truth and the foreign office pokes its nose into police business making the investigations even harder. It's a quick and entertaining read.
I requested and received a free temporary EARC from Crooked Lane Books via NetGalley.
#HerMajestyTheQueenInvestigatesBK4 #NotAbledTTS Pub Date Jan 21, 2025… (more)
Since the active Queen of England is far too public a figure to be seen sleuthing, she has her personal assistant to follow her directives and gather information. When a highly visible young woman wearing a very pricey diamond tiara is murdered and the bling disappears the problems begin to surface. Several alibis seem to have been modified from the truth and the foreign office pokes its nose into police business making the investigations even harder. It's a quick and entertaining read.
I requested and received a free temporary EARC from Crooked Lane Books via NetGalley.
#HerMajestyTheQueenInvestigatesBK4 #NotAbledTTS Pub Date Jan 21, 2025… (more)
I’ve previously read The Windsor Knot but not the other books in this series. In this one, we go back to a mystery set in 1957 rather than contemporary times. The story certainly felt like it was set several few decades ago, especially with societal attitudes to women.
On looking back at my notes for The Windsor Knot, the mystery here seemed more complex, and I enjoyed having more to get my teeth into. Some of the character actions seemed a bit unconvincing—rather, where they did those actions wrt potential witnesses—though I get that we the readers need to see some clues along the way.
I enjoyed the character interactions across a range of social situations. As with the first book, I wasn’t keen on how we dipped into everyone’s heads, especially as I wasn’t always clear who was expressing an (internal) opinion.
Overall, a fast and entertaining read.… (more)
On looking back at my notes for The Windsor Knot, the mystery here seemed more complex, and I enjoyed having more to get my teeth into. Some of the character actions seemed a bit unconvincing—rather, where they did those actions wrt potential witnesses—though I get that we the readers need to see some clues along the way.
I enjoyed the character interactions across a range of social situations. As with the first book, I wasn’t keen on how we dipped into everyone’s heads, especially as I wasn’t always clear who was expressing an (internal) opinion.
Overall, a fast and entertaining read.… (more)
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- Rating
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