Revenge, Served Royal by Celeste Connally

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Posted November 10, 2025 by karenbaron in Historical Fiction, Mystery, Review, Series / 0 Comments

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Revenge, Served Royal

by Celeste Connally

Series: Lady Petra Inquires #3
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Published by Minotaur Books on November 11, 2025
Setting: 1815 London, England
Genres: Historical Mystery
Pages: 328
Format: Audible Audiobook, Hardcover, Kindle
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Also in this series: Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord, All's Fair in Love and Treachery

Bridgerton meets Agatha Christie in this dazzling third instalment to the captivating Regency-era Lady Petra Inquires mystery series.

September, 1815. Autumn is in the air as Lady Petra Forsyth and some of the most illustrious members of the ton descend upon Windsor Castle for a week of royal celebrations, with the highlight being Queen Charlotte’s inaugural patisserie contest for the best bakers employed by England’s finest houses. Not only is Lady Petra’s own cook one of the contestants, but Her Majesty has requested that Petra herself serve as one of the judges.

Petra’s happiness at tasting delicious cakes and biscuits only increases at finding her beloved Aunt Ophelia in attendance at Windsor, as well as Sir Rufus Pomeroy. As England’s most famous former royal chef-turned-cookbook author, Sir Rufus is slated to present his best recipes to the Queen during the festivities, with Petra being granted an early viewing in the royal library.

Yet upon arrival, Petra instead encounters a frantic housemaid pointing to a body of one of Her Majesty’s guests—and to the valet still tugging at the silk ribbon used to strangle the victim. What’s more, the valet turns out to be Oliver Beecham, the ne’er-do-well brother of Petra’s own lady’s maid, Annie. But as Oliver is hauled away to the dungeons, he protests his innocence, claiming the late guest argued with several aristocrats, including the Prince Regent and Petra’s Aunt Ophelia, and boasted about hiding a potentially scandalous document within the vastness of Windsor Castle.

When some poisoned tea meant for Petra is consumed by one of her fellow judges, it’s clear the real killer is still walking the castle’s halls. Indeed, in order to prove the innocence of Annie’s brother and find the incriminating document, Petra will need to act like a lady, eat like a chef, and think like one of Her Majesty’s best spies before a murderer can turn the celebrations from sweet to royally deadly.

Revenge, Served Royal by Celeste Connally features Lady Petra and her friends attending Windsor Castle to participate in the Queen’s patisserie contest.

Can Petra and her friends stop the casualties from happening?

Lady Petra

Lady Petra is ready to be a judge and be impartial, while her own cook is a part of the contest. She has a lot of things going for her in this book, and I loved every minute of being with Lady Petra. We see how much she has grown from the first book. Lady Petra is still figuring out some things, including solving the mysteries, while gathering information from those who can provide the answers she needs.

I like how she doesn’t conform to what people think a lady should be in the Regency days.

The Mystery

Lady Petra found the body of Sir Rufus Pomeroy, a cookery book author and a talented chef in his own right. Except who would’ve wanted him deceased? Not only that, but is his death connected to someone almost succeeding in poisoning Lady Petra at the contest? Lady Petra has things cut out for her with this mystery, as it is quite a doozy. I didn’t figure out whodunit; I thought it was someone entirely different.

Five Stars

My rating for Revenge, Served Royal by Celeste Connally is five stars. I love Ms. Connally’s books, and this one is no different. The mystery was well thought out, and I loved that it took place at Windsor Castle. Everything about this book was great, as I couldn’t help but smile throughout it. I had my mind made up about who did it until it was revealed, and then everything fell into place in my head. So, well done on that one, Ms. Connally.

Lady Petra Inquires

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About Celeste Connally

Celeste Connally is an Agatha Award nominee, and a former freelance writer and editor. Along with the Lady Petra Inquires Regency-set mysteries, she also writes the Ancestry Detective cozy mystery series as S.C. Perkins. A lifelong devotee of historical novels and adaptations fueled by her passion for history—plus weekly doses of PBS Masterpiece—Celeste loves reading and writing about women from the past who didn’t always do as they were told.

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