Kindle Edition, 398 pages
Expected
publication: March 1st 2017 by Lake Union Publishing
World War II
comes to Farleigh Place, the ancestral home of Lord Westerham and his five
daughters, when a soldier with a failed parachute falls to his death on the
estate. After his uniform and possessions raise suspicions, MI5 operative and
family friend Ben Cresswell is covertly tasked with determining if the man is a
German spy. The assignment also offers Ben the chance to be near Lord
Westerham’s middle daughter, Pamela, whom he furtively loves. But Pamela has
her own secret: she has taken a job at Bletchley Park, the British
code-breaking facility.
As Ben follows
a trail of spies and traitors, which may include another member of Pamela’s
family, he discovers that some within the realm have an appalling,
history-altering agenda. Can he, with Pamela’s help, stop them before England
falls?
Inspired by the
events and people of World War II, writer Rhys Bowen crafts a sweeping and
riveting saga of class, family, love, and betrayal.
My Thoughts…
WWII is a
wonderful time to read about. In
Farleigh Field we are in Britain and London.
There is a man who’s parachute didn’t open, a man who escapes from a
German War Camp, spies, and a tad of romance. There is also a mystery. I can usually work to solve the mystery
before the end of the story but with this one I changed my mind so many times
and found myself surprised at the ending.
The secret
organizations and the characters unable to tell anyone else what their jobs are
were intriguing. There were times that
I wondered if they were actually accomplishing anything or if they were just
going in circles but Bowen did a great job of pulling it all together. The friendships made within these
organizations were fun. Being in a time
of war I would imagine having friends and keeping friendships was not
easy.
I found it
obvious how much research was needed to be done to find the information to make
this story real. I was able to imagine how the coding would be
done, how the messages were delivered, and how rough the living conditions
could be. These characters were
mostly upper crust members who were not use to going without so the idea that
they were being rationed on everything really made me think of how I would
react to the ways they were living.
This is my
first Rhys Bowen book and I look forward to more from her.
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Rhys Bowen is the New York Times bestselling author of over
thirty mystery novels. Her work includes the Molly Murphy mysteries, set in
1900s New York City, and the Royal Spyness novels, featuring a minor royal in
1930s England, as well as the Constable Evenas mysteries about a police
constable in contemporary Wales. Rhys’s works have won fourteen awards to date,
including multiple Agatha, Anthony, and MacAvity awards. Her books have been
translated into many languages, and she has fans from around the world,
including the 12,000 who visit her Facebook page daily. She is a transplanted
Brit who now divides her time between California and Arizona. Connect with her
at rhysbowen.com.
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