WWII Spies Held on an Island Die One-By-One

Being a prisoner on the Island of Scarra on Scotland’s northern coast, was not the way Maggie Hope envisioned spending the end of WWII. The island was owned by an eccentric millionaire, and the castle where the spies are held is magnificent, if eerie.

Maggie knows too much and the secret service no longer trusts her because she refused an assignment that would have required her to send unsuspecting recruits to their deaths in the war zone. She and the other spies are being kept on the remote island to assure they keep their secrets.

The captivity is just boring in spite of the amenities offered by the castle, until one-by-one the spies begin to die. As the deaths mount, the island is cut off by a raging storm and Maggie must find the murderer to save the other prisoners.

This is a take off on Agatha Christie’s “And The There Were None.” The plot works very well on a remote island cut off from help. It will keep you guessing who the murderer is.

Maggie’s character is well developed. She starts the book enclosed and upset because of being incarcerated, but as tension mounts her skill at organizing the prisoners and keeping them as safe as possible comes to the fore.

I highly recommend this book. If you have read other Maggie Hope books, you’ll enjoy this one. If you’re an Agatha Christie fan, you will find the plat engaging.

I received this book from Net Galley for this review.