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The Blurb On The Back:
It is August 1914 and war has been declared. Spymaster Fitzroy returns from France with a team of highly trained spotters wounded and unfit for duty. While Euphemia’s husband, Bertram, is away undertaking Fitzroy’s next mission, Euphemia and Merry go undercover as nurses in the hospital where Fitzroy’s four surviving scouts are being treated. It is feared one of them is a traitor and Euphemia must identify him before it is too late …
At the hospital, Euphemia encounters a black-market racketeer, the impenetrable high security Ward D, and an old familiar face who believes some deaths on his ward are a result of foul play. Uncovering far more than she’d bargained for, Euphemia will need all her strength, wit, and ingenuity to survive unscathed …
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The Verdict:
The 15th in Caroline Dunford’s historical mystery series sets up a new overarching storyline of a mole at the heart of the British secret service at the start of World War I. Although the plot lines are a imbalanced and Euphemia’s relationship with Fitzroy more interesting than that with Bertram, Euphemia is a proactive and determined investigator and Dunford cleverly shows how her work strains both her friendship with Merry and her marriage.
It is August 1914 and war has been declared. Spymaster Fitzroy returns from France with a team of highly trained spotters wounded and unfit for duty. While Euphemia’s husband, Bertram, is away undertaking Fitzroy’s next mission, Euphemia and Merry go undercover as nurses in the hospital where Fitzroy’s four surviving scouts are being treated. It is feared one of them is a traitor and Euphemia must identify him before it is too late …
At the hospital, Euphemia encounters a black-market racketeer, the impenetrable high security Ward D, and an old familiar face who believes some deaths on his ward are a result of foul play. Uncovering far more than she’d bargained for, Euphemia will need all her strength, wit, and ingenuity to survive unscathed …
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
The 15th in Caroline Dunford’s historical mystery series sets up a new overarching storyline of a mole at the heart of the British secret service at the start of World War I. Although the plot lines are a imbalanced and Euphemia’s relationship with Fitzroy more interesting than that with Bertram, Euphemia is a proactive and determined investigator and Dunford cleverly shows how her work strains both her friendship with Merry and her marriage.
