Damn, this was a good book. And I've enjoyed many other books by this author. As I read extensively in World War II history, I also enjoy novels placed in that period. Unless they are so full of historical errors they annoy me. One popular author, who has a female protagonist in a WW II series she writes, leads readers to believe she researches her stories, and even provides a list of the books she supposedly used for reference. But she makes makes so many stupid mistakes it's obvious she never read any of those books. Bowen's novel is set in England and many of the characters are members of MI5, MI6 and other spy-related organizations. I have an entire shelf or more on the secret spy and coding wars of WW II. Based on my readings, it was obvious Ms Bowen actually did her homework before writing this novel.
While not a heavy read, I liked the book so much I actually put it down several times because I didn't want to finish it, that's how much I enjoyed it. Unfortunately, while Ms. Bowen has written three books in her World War series, this is the only one set in WW II, and the other two have different characters.
While not a heavy read, I liked the book so much I actually put it down several times because I didn't want to finish it, that's how much I enjoyed it. Unfortunately, while Ms. Bowen has written three books in her World War series, this is the only one set in WW II, and the other two have different characters.
