Thank you William Morrow for gifting me a copy of this book via NetGalley. HRH Queen Elizabeth II and her sidekick Captain Rozie Oshodie once again have a murder to solve - this time at Buckingham Palace. It looks like I DO enjoy this series better when reading it rather than listening on audio, as I found the slow sleuthing better to digest in this format. This series reminds me of a modern, more feminist take on Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, and experiencing the royals as actual people was a delight. I can see myself reading the rest of this series as a nice change of pace between heavier reads.

After really enjoying the first book in this series, I was a little disappointed in this one. Roxie is the Queen’s APS, and she became her confidant when getting invoked in mysteries. Rosie is an interesting character, but the personality of the Queen was better in the first book. There were too many secondary characters,to provide red herrings I guess. When a murder occurs at Buckingham Palace, the Queen gets involved with solving the case. This one is just okay. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

After the initial pages, I found myself not connecting with the story or characters, so I decided to pass on this book. Did not finish

My Highly Caffeinated Thought: An entertaining and crafty mystery peeling back the curtain to expose schemes and murderous actions of some at the Royal Residences.

Queen Elizabeth II is back to solve a murder inside Buckingham Palace in ALL THE QUEEN’S MEN. Bennett continues to dazzle with her ability to bring to life the monarch and palace employees through her unique perspective and storytelling.

In the second book of the series, the reader is brought right into a grisly scene inside the palace with the murder of a longtime employee, not particularly liked by most of the staff. This, combined with a missing painting the Queen is fond of, propels Rozie and Her Majesty into the investigation of both happenings. As with the first novel, the ease of the writing creates a fast pace, moving the story effortlessly from one crime to another. Then before you know it, the two different cases intertwine with each other forming a fabulously twisty and juicy mystery.

Being able to see behind the scenes of the British Monarchy’s household is truly fascinating even if it is primarily fiction. By infusing the novel with contemporary politics and culture, the author creates a realness to the narrative. It is obvious to this reader that the author wants her world to be as authentic as possible while she pushes the boundaries of her characters’ actions.

From the first book, I was hooked on this series. Now, with the second one completed, I find myself wanting more. There is something so fabulous about Bennett’s quirky little world where the Queen is an amateur sleuth that tickles my mystery-loving heart. The next in the series cannot come soon enough.

This was a great follow up to "The Windsor Knot"! Queen Elizabeth has another death to investigate with Rozie is at her side. I loved learning more about Rozie and actually enjoyed this story more than the first. How can you not love a cozy mystery with royalty involved? Add in a plot line about the royal art collection and a fun peek behind-the-scenes at the palace (who knows if Prince Phillip really calls her cabbage of if she actually googles herself but it's fun to think it's all true!) and you can see why I found it unputdownable. Can't wait for book #3!

Thanks to William Morrow and NetGalley for a copy to review.

Thank you HarperCollins and Net Galley for this early e-read. Unfortunately, I did not read this one. I did not realize it was a sequel until I went to read it and did not have time to read the first one and this one before it would be published. Again thank you and I’m sorry I didn’t have the chance to read it.

This is the second book in this series. I enjoyed the first, but this second installment was even better. A housekeeper’s death at Buckingham Palace and a discovery of a painting that turns up in the wrong place slowly reveal an every expanding web of murder, fraud, theft, and deceit. Of course, The Queen and her Assistant Personal Secretary must get involved in investigating and solving the murder. This time, The Queen’s Personal Secretary is stuck in the middle of it all.

I love, love, loved this book. It’s filled with humor and delightful characters. The Queen is shown in a wonderful light, and highlights how despite her advancing age, 90 in this book, she’s sharp as a tack. Her interactions with Prince Phillip are a delight.

The other characters, Rozie, Sir Simon, DCI Strong, and Sholto Harvie, and a host of others, were everything they needed to be. They made the story come to life and kept me turning pages. Even better, they kept me smiling as I waited for them to draw all the information toward a satisfying conclusion.

If you enjoy mystery that will keep you guessing, like to see Royalty behind the scenes, and want to feel good when you finish a book, this may be the perfect tale for you. I look forward to the next installment in this series.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley. I thank all involved for their generosity, but it had no effect on this review. All opinions in this review reflect my true and honest reaction to reading this book.

This is a delightful read that is second in a series by SJ Bennett featuring Queen Elizabeth as a master sleuth. With the help of her faithful APS, Rozie, Her Majesty is faced with a death of a housekeeper at Buckingham Palace that appears accidental, but is a little suspicious. All the Queen's Men delves into the inner workings of Buckingham Palace as Her Majesty and Rozie work to solve numerous incidents that appear unrelated, but in actuality are masterfully woven together. While this is clearly a fictional account, I love the personality The Queen is given in these novels, presenting her in a very human light. Throughout the novel, she is faced with the emotional challenges of aging, including the feelings of loneliness that come with losing the family and friends that have shared your past. And who can't help but love the Corgis and the Dorgis? The books puts the cozy in cozy mystery, and I can't help but recommend it highly to everyone who loves the genre (or The Royals). Thank you @netgalley and @williammorrowbooks for an eARC of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.

The second in the series, SJ Bennett doesn't disappoint with 'All the Queen's Men'! With the Queen and Rozie, her assistant private secretary, the mysterious death and poison pen letters are aptly investigated.

I adore monarchy themed books, and especially the descriptions of behind the scenes of the Palace. This book re-introduces characters from the first book, but reading it isn't necessary. I like how the mystery is solved without having all the clues pointedly displayed for the readers. There is a bit of thinking and guessing on the reader's part. I hope this series continues on!

A great follow up to the first book. This a great cozy mystery series. I love how the Queen of England with the help of Roxie is busy solving mysteries. I like how the story is present day with the occasional additional royal popping into the story.

I loved the first book in the series and this one did not disappoint either. This cozy mystery features Queen Elizabeth as an secret crime solver along with her assistant private secretary, Rozie doing the legwork. It all starts with a missing painting and quickly escalates into threatening notes, and murder. The castle setting is so fascinating, the characters so real, that you quickly sink into the world she has created with her descriptive history and workings of Buckingham Palace. This will definitely appeal to readers who enjoy a cozy mystery and are interested in English royals and palaces.

It starts with a missing painting of the Queen's Royal Yacht Britannia and a mysterious death by the pool in the second book in the series. Queen Elizabeth and her APS, Rozie Oshodi are off in this cozy mystery. I enjoyed the idea of 90 year old Queen Elizabeth II solving crimes. It would have been nice if S.J. Bennett had given Rozie and some of the other characters a little more depth. The use of the phrase "as one does" by the Queen was a little overdone. Overall, this was a light, fun read.

A thoroughly entertaining read set in the English monarchy, this mystery has all the trappings that come along with the Monarchy. There are servants, the Family and the Queen herself all dropped into a rather fun game of who-dun-it. The brilliant blend of fiction along with the connection to all things HRM made for quite the enjoyable read. Thanks to NetGalley for the early read.

What a delightful book to devour particularly if you an Anglophile. Follow closely as Queen Elizabeth asks questions and listens carefully to anyone within her audience be it lady-in-waiting or her top secretary. Definitely not to be overlooked is her personal administrative assistant and they are definitely on the same wavelength as a mysterious death within the Palace and that leaves to a big rabbit hole. I received an ARC of this book and this is my honest review, Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to review this book.

When I read The Windsor Knot, the predecessor to this book, I was delighted and entertained by the unique premise: the Queen of England, with the help of her assistant, solves mysteries. And has ben solving them since she was a child. But through carefully dropped hints and a network of helpers, she avoids taking credit and ensures the bad guys get caught. How utterly implausible but wonderfully charming!

In this story, we see her assistant Rozie sent down a rabbit hole to track down the history of a painting once in the queen's possession and now decidedly not. But as Rozie starts digging deeper and a staff member ends up dead in a seeming accident, it begins to look like the two incidents may be connected.

The author captures the spirit of the monarch and her peripheries beautifully, and creates a wonderfully clever mystery that's unveiled piecemeal until we reach the conclusion--which is the queen waiting for everyone else to figure it out.

Thanks to Williams & Morrow for my eARC! All thoughts and opinions are my own.

5 stars - 10/10

Couldn’t put Humpty together again!

Something is broken in the palace and it’s up to the Queen and her private secretary, Rozie Oshodi to fix it.
Its 2016, a women is found dead in the Palace swimming pool, other women are being left threatening sexual notes. What is going on? The Queen is missing a personal painting, “Britannia. [It] used to hang outside [her] bedroom.” As Philip puts it, “What, the ghastly little one by the Australian who couldn’t do boats? That.” The Queen asks Rozie to investigate. It seems for some reason the Queen is fond of that small work.
The investigation leads Rozie back in time to a rash of missing items in Palace in the 1980’s dubbed the Breakages Business. She has her hands full Asher investigations deepen.
Once again the Queen directs procedures from afar without letting on her involvement. All the while having to disguise from her various Secretaries what is happening. The prodding from behind the scenes, a word dropped here, a participle left hanging there. I began to find some of it quite annoying. All to placate the Queen’s Men, who occasionally needed to be jollied along, to have their egos soothed, even as their unfailing efforts to protect the Queen seemed to sometimes devolve into obstruction by default, to the point of rendering a situation unworkable.
I felt sympathy for the Queen and liked the often whimsical reflections that Bennett has us being party to. I felt sad for the Queen having fewer companions left to reminisce about old times with. (I love the interplay between the Queen and Prince Philip BTW).
The problems besetting the Palace, both architecturally and on the personal level appear steeped in believability.
There’s much to hang onto in this cozy mystery with a twist of regalit, on the who dunnit level. The intricacies of Palace life, the Queen and her relationship with her dogs, particularly when pondering a situation is a Three Dog problem. I enjoyed the throwaway a lines about real people (Camilla’s charitable work with abused women and her being hysterical in a good way!)
Chronologically the story is reasonably up to date makes me wonder where to next for the series. Yet despite all the wonderful, gossipy insights, I found this second in the series not quite as strong as the first.

A William Morrow ARC via NetGalley
Please note: Quotes taken from an advanced reading copy maybe subject to change
(Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.)

What a hoot!
In this, the second in the series, we find the Queen and her cohort Rozie trying to solve the case of the missing painting, the murder of two staff members and who's leaving the poison-pen letters that Rozie and others are receiving. It's all done in such a fun, humorous way that it's a joy to go along for the ride. The characters are fascinating and although it's fiction, I can picture the settings in Buckingham Palace as if I'm on a tour of the grounds. The writing is very clever and very British. I read it on my Kindle so it was handy to be able to learn the definition of some of the terms used that I was unfamiliar with. I'm so enjoying this cozy mystery series! It's a much needed break from the happenings of the real world right now. I'm already looking forward to the next promised book in this series.

There is a death at Buckingham Palace and the Queen and her assistant Rozie lead a behind the scenes investigation to figure it out. It’s complicated and involves art and stolen items from the palace and several nasty employees. An entertaining follow up to The Windsor Knot.

This series is utterly charming, and I hope there's a third soon. These feel like you are a fly on the wall at the palace!

4 stars

All the Queen’s Men by S. J. Bennett is the second in the series of cozy mysteries featuring Queen Elizabeth II as an intrepid sleuth and crime solver.
The time is October, 2016, the setting is Buckingham Palace; a woman is found lying in much blood on the deck of the palace swimming pool.
All the Queen’s men, and there are plenty of Sirs and Lords, are enlisted to determine what happened. It is the Queen’s assistant private secretary, Rozie, who ultimately does the legwork and tracks down the motive and the killer.
The strengths of this novel are the fascinating looks it gives into the history, architecture and workings of Buckingham Palace and “The Firm” (the royal family.) Rozie is an extremely likeable female protagonist and the Queen is portrayed as witty and dear, with a new depth to her musings in this book as she contemplates her age and the issue of her successors.
This entry in the series had a more serious tone, fewer moments of humor, and a few too many extra plot threads that detracted from the central mystery.
That said, I like Bennett’s writing and the unique partnering of Queen Elizabeth II and Rozie. This will again appeal to readers interested in the back story of English royals and palaces, and cozy mysteries. I
definitely look forward to the next installment in this warmly written series.

Thank you to William Morrow/HarperCollinsPublishers and NetGalley for the ARC. This is my unbiased review.