Jane M. reviewed on 1/23/2013 + 65 more book reviews

I thoroughly enjoyed this inventive novel. The publisher calls it a "historical mystery," but that doesn't do it justice. The protagonist is an underemployed "no, I'm not a detective" who slides into an espionage puzzle.

The setting is post-war England, where people who have lost their moorings are struggling to rebuild their lives and their country. The author is a skilled inventor of quirky characters with a remarkable ability to describe a scene.

Noir fans of Alan Furst, Philip Kerr, and David Downing should take a look at a similar talent who is mining the intrigue of the following decade.

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