Churchill, murder and vile treachery – Maggie Hope in war-torn London.
Waging was is not women’s work – or so Maggie Hope is told – but she soon finds that there are many ways to fight a battle.
Living in London at the start of the Second World War, Maggie is deemed unsuitable for intelligence work, but they young American finds favour with Prime Minister Winston Churchill, whose mother was also American, and is gradually drawn into a deadly world of intrigue, espionage and betrayal that even embroils her own family’s past.
As the Nazis rampage across Europe, Maggie’s war is fought in secret, unrvelling a web of lies at the heart of the British establishment, leading to treachery, murder and an assassination plot that could change history.
Susan Elia MacNeal blends meticulous research on the era, psychological insight into Winston Churchill, and the creation of a riveting main character, Maggie Hope, into a spectacularly crafted novel.
Weight | 0.45 kg |
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ISBN | 9781472113887 |
Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group Limited |
Publication Year | 2015 |
Pages | 368 |
Format | Paperback |