Elaine Standish is once again involved in MI6 affairs as she attends her American grandparent’s anniversary party. Lila Worth, the beautiful British secret agent is murdered and Eliane must find who killed her since her grandfather has been accused of being the perpetrator. Will she be able to track the killer with no thought to her safety or of the consequences of her discovery?
As Eliane and her fellow agent, James Allenby, uncover more details of possible motives, the story becomes more complex and intriguing. With various conflicting political ideologies, dangerous scientific research, and secret organizations, the list of suspects grows. Almost everyone that Elaine speaks with urges her to be careful in investigating the case, leading you to be believe that this much more dangerous and far- reaching than what is first suspected. Elaine shows great courage and takes a huge risk to find out the motive behind Lila’s death.
Elaine has learned grown quite a bit in being a MI6 agent from when she first began. Sh has learned to hide her emotions, lead people to assume things that were implied, and not hold back when she needs to come up against dangerous people. I hope there will be more books in the series. With an unexpected ending, I was reminded of Agatha Christie’s detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. I would recommend this book for mystery lovers and historical fiction readers too.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an electronic arc of the book. I was not required to write a review; all opinions expressed are my own.
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