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Evening Standard
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Lauren Del Fabbro

EXPLAINED: Peter james says queen inspired him to set new crime novel at buckingham palace - The Real Truth

Peter James in the Chapel at The Queen’s Reading Room Festival, a literary event celebrating the power and benefits of reading, held at Chatsworth in Derbyshire, featuring outdoor cinema screenings, poetry performances and exclusive book signings (Lucy Ray Media Assignments/PA) - (PA Wire)

Author Peter James has said the Queen inspired him to set his new crime novel at Buckingham Palace – and give her a starring role.

The writer, 77, who is one of Camilla’s favourite authors, has depicted the Queen in his latest Detective Superintendent Roy Grace thriller with the plot centring around a race to stop a killer at Buckingham Palace.

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