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Frankie's Letter

door Dolores Gordon-Smith

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Fiction. Mystery. Thriller. Historical Fiction. HTML: *This WWI spy thriller "packed with adventure, action, and unforeseen twists" by the author of the Jack Haldean mysteries "will appeal to Ken Follett fans" (Booklist).* It's 1915, and Dr. Anthony Brooke has been called away from his medical practice to spy for the British Crown. But now it seems his mission has been compromised. In a hotel in Kiel, Germany, a colleague's dying words are, "There's a spy in England . . . Frankie's letter. Read Frankie's letter . . ." But Anthony hasn't a clue who Frankie might be. With his cover blown and the German army at his heels, Anthony's search for the truth leads him to a seemingly innocent estate in the English countryside. Here, in the home of a British publishing magnate and his beautiful French wife, Anthony uncovers a web of spies, treachery, and terrorists as the war gets closer�??and becomes all too personal. "[An] exciting spy thriller full of period charm." �??Kirkus Reviews "Dolores Gordon-Smith keeps her plot twisting and turning." �??Historical Novel Soc… (meer)

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This story aims to be a World War 1 spy thriller and mostly carries it through. A flawed ending spoiled it for me. It begins with an exciting chase scene in Germany, a British spy narrowly evades capture after learning there is a highly placed traitor at home. Of course the identity of the traitor is a mystery and the remaining story is a cat-and-mouse hunt for him/her. The story turns into a sort of country house mystery as the hunt progresses.

The plot has plenty of potential; there's several clever twists and turns, and the "Frankie's Letter" of the title is a smart hook. Irish Independence "freedom fighters" are brought into the mix to ally with the Germans against the British. The characters are not well-developed, but they don't need to be, as the plot carries the story. The protagonist is an attractive character as well as a good narrator.
It's an OK read, but be prepared to be let down by the ending. (

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Fiction. Mystery. Thriller. Historical Fiction. HTML:

This WWI spy thriller "packed with adventure, action, and unforeseen twists" by the author of the Jack Haldean mysteries "will appeal to Ken Follett fans" (Booklist).

It's 1915, and Dr. Anthony Brooke has been called away from his medical practice to spy for the British Crown. But now it seems his mission has been compromised. In a hotel in Kiel, Germany, a colleague's dying words are, "There's a spy in England . . . Frankie's letter. Read Frankie's letter . . ." But Anthony hasn't a clue who Frankie might be.

With his cover blown and the German army at his heels, Anthony's search for the truth leads him to a seemingly innocent estate in the English countryside. Here, in the home of a British publishing magnate and his beautiful French wife, Anthony uncovers a web of spies, treachery, and terrorists as the war gets closer�??and becomes all too personal.

"[An] exciting spy thriller full of period charm." �??Kirkus Reviews

"Dolores Gordon-Smith keeps her plot twisting and turning." �??Historical Novel Soc

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