With the help of the
Queen, Maggie Hope is back in occupied Paris. Her half-sister, Elise,
escaped from the Gestapo. Maggie wants to find her and bring her back
to England, but does Elise want to be rescued? Maggie is also hoping
to contact SOE agent Erica Calvert. She has been captured and her
research, vital to the Normandy invasion is missing.
SOE agents, Hugh and
Sarah, Maggie’s friends, are also in Paris working undercover as
entertainers and sending information vital to the invasion back to
England. The whole enterprise is threatened by the existence of a
double agent. Maggie must discover this agent before the invasion
plans are leaked to the Germans.
Suspense is the
keynote of this Maggie Hope novel. The streets of Paris are eerily
silent except for the Nazi’s Mercedes creeping along. She is
working undercover, but any false step could land her in the hands of
the Gestapo. Maggie is an excellent character, some of her feats seem
almost superhuman, but she’s also vulnerable and recognizes the
danger to herself and her friends in occupied Paris.
The historical
detail in these novels is well researched, but the author doesn’t
let the history get in the way of a suspenseful story. The somber
atmosphere makes the story particularly nail-biting. In fact, this
story is almost too hard to read at points. I cared about the
characters and hated it when they were captured and tortured by the
Gestapo.
If you enjoy
historical suspense with a great female character, this is a terrific
book.
I received this book
from Random House / Ballantine Bantam Dell for this review.
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