Susan Elia MacNeal introduced the remarkable Maggie Hope in her acclaimed debut, Mr. Churchill’s Secretary. Now Maggie returns to protect Britain’s beloved royals against an international plot—one that could change the course of history. As World War II sweeps the continent and England steels itself against German attack, Maggie Hope, former secretary to Prime Minister Winston Churchill, … Minister Winston Churchill, completes her training to become a spy for MI-5. Spirited, strong-willed, and possessing one of the sharpest minds in government for mathematics and code-breaking, she fully expects to be sent abroad to gather intelligence for the British front. Instead, to her great disappointment, she is dispatched to go undercover at Windsor Castle, where she will tutor the young Princess Elizabeth in math. Yet castle life quickly proves more dangerous—and deadly—than Maggie ever expected. The upstairs-downstairs world at Windsor is thrown into disarray by a shocking murder, which draws Maggie into a vast conspiracy that places the entire royal family in peril. And as she races to save England from a most disturbing fate, Maggie realizes that a quick wit is her best defense, and that the smallest clues can unravel the biggest secrets, even within her own family.
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Interesting subject, fun read.
Love all her books!!
Good book !
Enjoyable. Got my attention quickly.
Reminds me Foyle’s war in some details. The royal family image is very flattering but, ok, it’s fiction after all… very good writing
I love this whole series
enjoyed this book and its sequel, looking forward to more
I loved the mix of real and fictional characters in an accurate, richly detailed historical setting.
What a wonderful character Maggie Hope is, brilliant, brave, intrepid, a little flawed, all making her seem so real. The author recreates the atmosphere of WW II England so well, that the reader is immediately immersed in Maggie’s world.
This is only one in a series about a female spy in World War 2. They are all well written, characters realistic and stories interesting.
Unlike any other romance/suspense Novel I’ve read. Historical setting and people. Churchill, WW 2 England, fascinating historical detail. This is one of a series of five.
It’s a pretty good read but goes a bit over the top toward the end. Interesting reveals about that time in England but much of the plot just doesn’t ring true as it obviously didn’t happen. If it were not so extreme with the u-boat, etc., it would have been a better book and would have kept my attention.
These series of books following Maggie Hope are exciting, realistic, and could be Series on the BBC television network.
Great series!
Excellent historical details!
Great series!!
Another lovely English mystery to be thoroughly enjoyed
Only read a bit- very amateurish writing
I enjoyed this book. The heroine is very likable and it’s easy to become engaged in the plot.
It was very interesting, and I learned facts that I didn’ t know.