However the whole plane crash RAF pilot story obviously fit better in WWII, but I don’t know…there was just something a little off about that for me. I don’t know if it was the aristocratic family or what, but in my mind I felt like the ancestral estate was more suited to that time period rather than WWII. Honestly there was something about the book that made me feel like it might be better suited in WWI rather than WWII. There were things that I liked about it and elements that were intriguing such as the RAF pilots, the spies, and the aristocratic family are all fun elements but for me it just wasn’t all the different than other things I had read. It wasn’t really ‘new’ or ‘fresh’ for me. I felt like I had read a story like this before. The ending seemed rushed and thrown together which I found disappointing.īut for me, the biggest issue was the predictability factor.
The beginning was a little slow, but thankfully it picked up after a couple of chapters. 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 ( summary from Goodreads).ĭelightfully, this book was a combination of literature, romance, intrigue, and mystery but something about it lacked the polish I had come to expect from Bowen as an author. Can he, with Pamela’s help, stop them before England falls? 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. Either way, I liked what I saw for the description and ultimately said yes to the book. But yet the description sounded more mystery. The title suggests more literature, ‘A Novel of World War II’ says more literature rather than mystery to me. I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect from this one. I’ve been reading a lot of cozy mysteries lately and welcomed a little break. She typically writes cozy mysteries, so when this book came across my desk for review, it sounded like something completely new for her which is why I decided to try it.
Rhys Bowen is probably best known for her Royal Spyness Mysteries series and her Molly Murphy Mysteries.
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