Maggie Hope is now a full fledged spy.
She made her appearance as Mr. Churchill's Secretary
in
the first book in this series. Although she flunks out of spy
training, Mr. Frain is there to use her talents as a spy in the
Windsor castle household. Frain and his MI5 colleagues are concerned
that the Nazis plan to assassinate the king, abduct Princess
Elizabeth, and put the Duke and Duchess of Windsor on the throne.
Maggie,
understandably, isn't thrilled in moving from a secretarial position
to becoming a governess, but she agrees. She enters the castle under
the pretext of teaching Princess Elizabeth maths and becomes a friend
and confidant of the two princesses. In the spy business Maggie is
not only a novice, she lacks understanding of people's character and
motives. Her subsequent success in solving the mysteries in Windson
Castle is astonishing to say the least.
The
book is a quick, easy read. It's slow in many parts. The opening
where Maggie flunks out of spy school is particularly boring.
Although a murder takes place at the castle, Maggie isn't equipped to
handle the investigation, so she waltzes around the outside wondering
about people, she agrees at the end, she doesn't like.
I
can't recommend this book for lovers of historical fiction. It's too
light on historical detail and too heavy on the way the castle looks.
However, if you want a light romance and a glimpse of royals, you may
enjoy this book.
I reviewed this book for the Amazon Vine Program.
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