Poppy Redfern wants to help the war effort so her grandfather, who
brought her up, sends her to London to be trained as an Air Raid
Warden. Back in her village, Poppy is ready to assume her duties.
She’s been in London and feels capable of walking the village alone
at night, but her grandfather insists that she have an escort.
The War Office has
taken over the farmland and house owned by Poppy’s family for an
airfield for the American Air Force. Not everyone is happy to have
the Air Force invading the village. Tensions escalate when two young
women who were involved with Air Force officers are found murdered.
The murders make Poppy’s grandfather even more sure that she needs
an escort. Poppy wants to solve the crimes and gets support comes
from Griff, an Air Force officer, who likes her and helps her in
looking into the murders.
This is a delightful
WWII mystery. Many WWII tales center on London so it was refreshing
to get a peek at what it was like on the homefront. Poppy is very
independent. I thought she was
a great character. I also liked Griff. Poppy was attracted to him,
but couldn’t quite decide whether is was a good thing to do.
If you enjoy
historical mysteries, this is a good one.
I received this book
from Net Galley for this review.
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