Part of Maggie Hope, book 8
First published 2018
Maggie Hope finds herself imprisoned on a remote Scottish island alongside fellow SOE agents. The British government has decided these spies possess too much dangerous knowledge to remain free during wartime. Each prisoner on the island possesses lethal training and classified secrets. When agents begin dying under suspicious circumstances, Maggie realizes a murderer walks among them. The island's isolation means no escape and no outside help. Every remaining spy becomes both potential victim and possible killer. Maggie must identify the murderer using her code-breaking skills and intelligence training. She races against time as the body count rises. The killer could strike again at any moment, and Maggie might be the next target. Her survival depends on solving the mystery before the murderer eliminates all witnesses. This World War II thriller combines espionage tension with murder mystery elements as Maggie navigates deadly games of trust and deception.
Genres: historical-fiction, mystery, thriller, espionage
Vibes: atmospheric, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: isolated-setting, murder-mystery, survival
Setting: Scotland, Remote Island
Period: World War II
321 pages · Kindle Edition · Random House
Content warnings: violence