How long can Britain hold out against Nazi aggression when traitors hide along the vulnerable south coast? New cover. Same great story. Olivia Denis discovers her father kneeling over the body of a man who supposedly drowned in the Channel years before. Scotland Yard suspects her father of the murder, but certain of his innocence, Olivia can’t let her maddening, disapproving father hang. Against … her maddening, disapproving father hang.
Against her father’s wishes, Olivia supports a counter-espionage mission to prove his innocence. Soon she finds herself tracking a French assassin whose deadly assignments could tip the balance of power against Britain.
Can Olivia catch the assassin and identify the location of a nest of traitors before they stop her…permanently?
Deadly Deception, the fourth book in the Deadly series, is for fans of World War II era spy thrillers and classical cozy mysteries, of intrepid lady sleuths with spunk and smarts. No explicit cursing, sex, or violence.
Start exploring this journey of mystery and intrigue today as Britain and Germany draw dangerously close to war.
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Dollycas’s Thoughts
Olivia Denis and her father have a complicated relationship and it is about to get even more complicated. She arrives at his door to find him kneeling beside a dead man. She recognizes the man as someone she thought was already dead. Her father’s first inclination is to hide the body but before Oliva can explain why that wouldn’t be a good idea, the fellows from Scotland Yard are already at the door. Observing the scene in front of them they take her father away.
Then she can’t find him anywhere, not at the prison, he hasn’t returned home. She makes an interesting acquaintance who tells her he can help find her father if she helps him. Her employer also has an important job for her. And the war between Germany and Britain seems imminent. She knows her fiance is on a mission but has no idea where.
Olivia has no choice, she has to save her father and she has to do it quickly or they could both end up dead.
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Kate Parker picks up where Deadly Fashion ends. The war is drawing near and Jewish people are fleeing Germany. Her employer needs to get the last of his family out of Germany and he needs Olivia’s help. She tells him she needs to find her father first. Soon Olivia is caught between two powerful men and facing danger at every turn. A woman she has been trying to find seems to be the key to saving her father but if she finds her own life may be struck down.
The author takes us on a journey, London, to the English countryside, with a side trip to Germany and back. Each trip is full of intrigue and peril. Olivia Denis is one smart, savvy, and very lucky woman, who seems to have friends in all the right places. The pace of this book is brisk and there is a lot going on, so putting the book down for any reason is darn near impossible. The ending is intense and surprising in an unusual way.
Again Ms. Parker paints a clear picture of time and place. Olivia’s many travels are so easily visualized, even in the middle of a field . . . in the dark. Her excursions had me trembling for her in places. The woman has no fear and it was exciting to follow her each and every step of the way.
Each story in this series builds from the last so I do recommend reading the books in order. The author continues to top herself with each new installment.
DEADLY DECEPTION by Kate Parker
The Fourth Deadly Mystery
Miffed that her father has started inviting people to her wedding when she hasn’t even set a date yet, Olivia Denis storms off to confront him. Entering her father’s house Olivia finds him crouched over a dead body, his dagger in the dead man’s chest. With her father suspected of murder, Olivia feels obligated to help him, despite their many differences. Secrets, spies, Nazi collaborators, and the ever looming threat of war propel Olivia forward as she looks to save her father from the hangman’s noose.
Loyalty, as well as the lack thereof, plays an integral part of this fourth entry to the Deadly series. Loyalty to family and to country, whether that country is England or Germany is the foundation as Olivia finds herself risking all for her father, a man she sometimes despises. We also see Olivia’s loyalty to her fiance as well as her friends. Once again, Olivia travels to Germany to help get the family of her Jewish friends out of the country before it’s too late.
I found Olivia’s dealings in Germany the most frightening and haunting section of the book. Seeing what people were forced to endure, the sacrifices made, the treasures lost, and ultimately knowing what will come brings chills. I was happy to see Oberst Bernhard, and I hope to meet him in future books, although I worry about the safety of a German colonel on the brink of WWII.
The descriptions and attention to detail that are so important, especially in historical mysteries, were spot on and I could feel I was really there with Olivia…and very glad that I was actually safe at home in 2019. DEADLY DECEPTION is a compelling study of loyalty and treason set amidst the backdrop of a nation preparing for war.
FTC Disclosure – The publisher sent me a copy of this book in the hopes I would review it.
Kept my interest. Had me guessing at one point.