Rated: 5 star rating
I just finished reading The Bachelor Spy by Pepper Basham, and it is a great, cozy mystery that is a must-read. The book starts off with intense action during a ship sinking, where a British intelligence operative named Stephen Blake is shot and survives. Months later, Stephen is sent on an undercover mission to Havensbrooke Hall, an English estate owned by his cousin Frederick.
The estate has been turned into a World War I convalescent hospital for wounded soldiers while Frederick is serving on the war front. Stephen's top secret mission is to root out a dangerous German spy known as the "Midnight Angel" who is hiding out at the house.
Things get highly complicated because Stephen's former spy colleague, Evie Montgomery, is also undercover at the estate disguised as a maid. In the meantime, Stephen and Evie try to figure out each other's secret motives.
Frederick's wife, Lady Grace Astley, is running the hospital. Grace is such a lovable character with a spunky personality, and she is completely obsessed with reading mystery novels. Even with her soft heart, she becomes a force to be reckoned with. She notices that household items are being stolen around the mansion and starts her own parallel investigation. The espionage and the thievery plots collide in a surprising climax.
The story is filled with exciting details like a kidnapping, cases of mistaken identity, a romantic closet scene, and a race against time through a crumbling subterranean tunnel beneath the old clergy house.
It is a wonderful, lighthearted, and exciting book that keeps you guessing until the end. This ebook is a must-read.
Thank you, NetGalley, Barbour Publishing, and author Pepper Basham for this ebook review consideration. All review opinions are my own.
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