Outstanding book. Very interesting plot and history of war torn UK set in 1940. MacNeal does a great job brining a good understanding of the Royal Family and she in the fictional characters wonderfully. Great surprise on the mystery. Too bad we have to wait until the spring for the next book.

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Maggie Hope is a very interesting heroine but I did not feel that this novel was as good as the first. It seemed to drag in the middle for me and I felt that this Maggie was not the Maggie I met in the first novel. She seems to get into trouble without thinking which was unlike what I had recognized earlier in her character. Yes, she is still plucky and determined to succeed even after she flunks out of the physical part of spy school. Pursuing her new assignment in Windsor Castle, she seems almost dense at times and plunges into situations that should be avoided. Yes, she misreads those around her suspecting the wrong people but once the kidnapping is accomplished she figures out what to do and how to follow the kidnappers. Yet how could any two people trained as spies themselves just burst into a cabin knowing that enemy spies must be inside with no backup or fall back plan?

I did like the ending and how others saved Maggie from her foolishness. And, she seems to find a new boyfriend after her pilot beau is missing in action and presumed dead. She discovers slowly what interests her about the new man is how one might expect after discovering that the one she loved is probably gone forever. Also enjoyed the young Elizabeth portrayed by the author as an enthusiastic and brave young woman. It's a 3.5 star read for me so I'll probably read the next in the series. My suggestion is to read the first novel and then this one and discover Maggie Hope for yourself.

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