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In farleigh field sequel
In farleigh field sequel







in farleigh field sequel

“Frankly I don’t think my honor is in danger from any of the chaps here,” she had said. She had found this amusing when the shortage of male translators meant that one of the girls had to do night shift work. According to civil service regulations women were not supposed to work on night shift with men, in case their morals were compromised. It had been a long night and her eyes were stinging with tiredness.

in farleigh field sequel

It had already gone on too long and there was no end in sight. She could hear the chorus of birds in the woods behind the hut, still chirping madly and joyfully as they had done before the war began and would keep doing after it ended-whenever that would be. Beyond the blackout curtains that covered the windows, dawn would be breaking. Some of them cheerful exhortations to do ones’ best, to soldier on, stiff upper lip, and other dire warnings about letting the side down. Lady Pamela Sutton stared at the dreary government-issued posters on the wall of her small cubicle in Hut Three. Inspired by the events and people of World War II, writer Rhys Bowen crafts a sweeping and riveting saga of class, family, love, and betrayal. Can he, with Pamela’s help, stop them before England falls?

in farleigh field sequel

But Pamela has her own secret: she has taken a job at Bletchley Park, the British code-breaking facility.Īs Ben follows a trail of spies and traitors, which may include another member of Pamela’s family, he discovers that some within the realm have an appalling, history-altering agenda. The assignment also offers Ben the chance to be near Lord Westerham’s middle daughter, Pamela, whom he furtively loves. After his uniform and possessions raise suspicions, MI5 operative and family friend Ben Cresswell is covertly tasked with determining if the man is a German spy. World War II comes to Farleigh Place, the ancestral home of Lord Westerham and his five daughters, when a soldier with a failed parachute falls to his death on the estate. Winner of the Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel, the Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel, and the Left Coast Crime Award for Best Historical Mystery. “Instantly absorbing, suspenseful, romantic, and stylish-like binge-watching a great British drama on Masterpiece Theater.” -Lee Child, New York Times bestselling author









In farleigh field sequel