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― Susan Elia MacNeal, Princess Elizabeth's Spy
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― Susan Elia MacNeal, His Majesty's Hope
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― Susan Elia MacNeal, Picture Prime Minister's Secret Agent
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― Susan Elia MacNeal, Mr. Churchill's Secretary
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― Susan Elia MacNeal, Say publicly Paris Spy
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In this interview, I chat with Susan Elia MacNeal about The Last Hope, ending the series, what she plans to do next, how this installment is based on actual events, including Coco Chanel and Kim Philby, the title of the book, and much more.
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- American Daughters by Piper Huguley
- Do What Godmother Says by L.S. Stratton
- Missing White Woman by Kelley Garrett
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Review: The Paris Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal
The Paris Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal is the seventh Maggie Hope Mystery, where American-born spy and code-breaker extraordinaire Maggie Hope secretly navigates Nazi-occupied France to find two brave women during the darkest days of World War II.
The Paris Spy is the first Maggie Hope Mystery I’ve read, and when friends found out I was reading it, I was pleasantly surprised by the number of them who told me they love this series. I’ve come across the series in bookstores and libraries, but you know what they say about too many books and too little time. I’m thrilled to have finally picked up an entry. My self-imposed rule about needing to start a series with book one has gone by the wayside in recent years either because I’ve mellowed or because writers like Elia MacNeal have become more skilled at writing series novels that can hold their own as one-offs.
What snagged my attention was the book’s Agatha Award nomination for Best Historical Mystery. Maggie Hope is an agent with the SEO, a British spy and espionage organization that was formed in 1940. Set in Paris during the Nazi occupation, this mystery is full of interesting and sometimes down-right fascinating historical detail and speculation. MacNeal uses details smoot