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. Recommended.Rhys Bowen is probably best known for her Royal Spyness Mysteries series and her Molly Murphy Mysteries. Indeed, I felt like every chapter was another scene from a BBC period drama. With characters who are so fully fleshed out, you can imagine meeting them on the street-if you lived in war-torn Britain, that is-and descriptions of the setting are so realistic that I could practically breathe in the smells of the countryside. This WWII thriller is a well-plotted and thoroughly entertaining read that kept me up way past my bedtime. Will he, with Pamela’s help, be able to stop the traitorous plot before it’s too late?Īlthough I hate to admit it, In Farleigh Field is the first Rhys Bowen book I’ve read. While Ben untangles a web of lies and spies, he discovers that people he knows and trusts may be working to betray everything and everyone he loves.

Ben welcomes the assignment as a chance to spend time near Pamela, but she has a secret of her own: she’s taken a job at Britain’s codebreaking facility.

No one knows who he is, and none of the service branches can claim him, so MI5 assigns Ben Cresswell, a local boy and family friend who is secretly in love with Pamela Westerham, to discover the soldier’s identity. When a soldier with a failed parachute falls to his death at Farleigh Place, the estate of Lord Westerham and his five daughters, questions are raised about the man’s lack of identification, his uniform, and his possessions.

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