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Title details for The Prime Minister's Secret Agent by Susan Elia MacNeal - Available

The Prime Minister's Secret Agent

#4 in series

by Susan Elia MacNeal
Susan Duerden
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • For fans of Jacqueline Winspear, Charles Todd, and Anne Perry comes a gripping mystery featuring intrepid spy and code breaker Maggie Hope. This time, the fallout of a deadly plot comes straight to her own front door.
 
World War II rages on across Europe, but Maggie Hope has finally found a moment of rest on the pastoral coast of western Scotland. Home from an undercover mission in Berlin, she settles down to teach at her old spy training camp, and to heal from scars on both her body and heart. Yet instead of enjoying the quieter pace of life, Maggie is quickly drawn into another web of danger and intrigue. When three ballerinas fall strangely ill in Glasgow—including one of Maggie’s dearest friends—Maggie partners with MI-5 to uncover the truth behind their unusual symptoms. What she finds points to a series of poisonings that may expose shocking government secrets and put countless British lives at stake. But it’s the fight brewing in the Pacific that will forever change the course of the war—and indelibly shape Maggie’s fate.
Praise for The Prime Minister’s Secret Agent
 
“[A] stellar series . . . [Susan Elia] MacNeal has written an impeccably researched, wonderfully engaging story.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune
 
“A treat for WWII buffs and mystery lovers alike.”—Booklist
 
“[MacNeal] seamlessly mixes fact and fiction.”—Publishers Weekly
 
“Splendid . . . riveting . . . The research is complete and fascinating. . . . The scenes are so detailed that readers will feel as if they are next to the characters and listening to them speaking.”—RT Book Reviews (Top Pick)
 
“Fans of Jacqueline Winspear and Charles Todd will feast on this riveting series chronicling Britain’s own ‘Greatest Generation.’ MacNeal’s research and gift for dialogue shine through on every page, transporting the reader to Churchill’s inner circle. The Prime Minister’s Secret Agent is both top-drawer historical fiction and mystery in its finest hour.”—Julia Spencer-Fleming, New York Times bestselling author of Through the Evil Days
 
Praise for Susan Elia MacNeal’s Maggie Hope mysteries
 
“You’ll be [Maggie Hope’s] loyal subject, ready to follow her wherever she goes.”—O: The Oprah Magazine
 
“A heart-pounding novel peopled with fully drawn real and fictional characters . . . provides the thrills that readers have come to expect from MacNeal.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch, on His Majesty’s Hope
 
“With false starts, double agents, and red herrings . . . MacNeal provides a vivid view of life both above and below stairs at Windsor Castle.”—Publishers Weekly, on Princess Elizabeth’s Spy

  • Creators

  • Series

    Maggie Hope

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    July 1, 2014

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780804165778
      • File size: 281789 KB
      • Duration: 09:47:03

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Susan Duerden can do it all: create a believable Winston Churchill as he rants at the U.S. before it enters the war; mimic a cat, causing listeners to look around for a REAL cat; and replicate a woman who has multiple personalities, including an accomplished soloist and a tiny girl. This latest foray finds Maggie Hope in the Scottish Highlands during WWII. Adding to the authenticity, MacNeal includes many real-life characters such as J. Edgar Hoover and Ian Fleming, who sound just as listeners imagine they should while Maggie's mixed British-American accent--since she's a daughter of both countries--is most convincing. This series is not only highly entertaining but also includes behind-the-scenes snippets about the war that are seldom heard. S.G.B. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 12, 2014
      Set in 1941, MacNeal’s fine fourth Maggie Hope mystery finds Maggie teaching at a training camp for spies in Scotland. Traumatized by her experiences in Berlin in 2013’s His Majesty’s Hope, she pushes the recruits hard, desperate for some peace of her own. Getting a close friend off a murder charge and helping to investigate the death of two ballet dancers bring her some respite. She also learns more about the war effort—and the difficulty of fighting a “clean” war—than she ever wanted to know. MacNeal focuses on the moral price of war, whose costs affect everyone from Maggie to Winston Churchill. She seamlessly mixes fact and fiction in the buildup to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The book’s weakest link is Maggie’s mother, the imprisoned German spy Clara Hess, who’s scheduled for execution. With the emergence of multiple personalities, Clara comes across as a plot device, not a character. Agent: Victoria Skurnick, Levine Greenberg Literary.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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