Mrs. Roosevelt’s Confidante: A Maggie Hope Mystery Audiobook (Free)
- Susan Duerden
- 10 h 14 min
- Random House (Audio)
- 2015-10-27
Summary:
NEW YORK Situations BESTSELLER • In this riveting mystery from Susan Elia MacNeal, England’s most daring spy, Maggie Wish, travels across the pond to America, where a looming scandal poses a grave threat towards the White House as well as the Allied cause.
December 1941. Immediately after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Winston Churchill happens in Washington, D.C., along with special agent Maggie Hope. Posing mainly because his typist, she actually is accompanying the prime minister mainly because he meets with Leader Roosevelt to negotiate on the subject of Mrs. Roosevelt’s Confidante: A Maggie Wish Secret the United Expresses’ entrance into World Battle II. When one of the Initial Lady’s aides is usually mysteriously murdered, Maggie can be quickly drawn into Mrs. Roosevelt’s internal circle-as ER herself is usually implicated in the criminal offense. Maggie knows she must keep the investigation quiet, therefore she employs her unparalleled skills at code breaking and espionage to determine who would focus on Mrs. Roosevelt, and why. What Maggie uncovers is a surprising conspiracy that could jeopardize American support for the battle and keep the fate from the globe hanging dangerously in the balance.
Compliment for Mrs. Roosevelt’s Confidante
“MacNeal paints an engrossing family portrait of a country on the verge of war, with many laws suspended and prejudice rife-a globe not very much different from today.”-Kirkus Reviews
“MacNeal’s fifth Maggie Hope mystery is definitely another solidly researched entry using the indomitable Maggie in top form.”-Booklist
“Another winner loaded both with truth and marvelous fiction . Maggie is an excellent character using the power and determination, as well as intelligence, to create her a resourceful spy.”-RT Publication Reviews
“MacNeal’s pictures and heroes are accurate to enough time, as well as the resonance of several of the subplots with current occasions deepen the effect of the story; MacNeal is usually to be commended on her behalf skillful weaving of racial and gender issues into an already complex political picture. . . . There’s a tremendous amount of world and U.S. background in this wonderful volume.”-Traditional Novels Review
“Addictive . . . [MacNeal] paints convincing portraitures from the Roosevelts and various other real-life historical statistics. . . . The author continues to tackle heady issues while providing us a beloved heroine to main for. Wrought with peril and tension and extraordinarily abundant with detail and study, Hope’s latest experience won’t disappoint fans of the series.”-Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star
Compliment for the bestselling Maggie Hope mysteries
“You’ll be [Maggie Hope’s] loyal subject, ready to follow her wherever she runs.”-O: The Oprah Magazine
“[A] stellar series.”-Minneapolis Star Tribune
“A treat for WWII buffs and mystery lovers as well.”-Booklist
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