Mr. Churchill's Secretary (Maggie Hope Mystery, #1) in Crazy Challenge Connection

Oct 15, 2019 Brenda H rated it really liked it

4 stars. Review to come

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Mar 01, 2015 Nancy rated it liked it

Shelves: 2015-books

3.5 Stars
It was a decent read but not great. I liked the historical references but sometimes I felt like they were thrown in for no reason. And Maggie got out of her life threatening situations a little too easily every time. I'll give the second book a try and hope for the best. ...more

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Dec 22, 2015 Nell rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Enthralling espionage set just after England declares war on Nazi Germany. On the eve of WWII, the protagonist is on her way to MIT for graduate work when she journeys to England to sale her grandmother's house The house remained unsold so Maggie invites a friend from college and then a few acquaintances to room with her and share expenses. Chafing at society's restrictions on women, she grudgingly accepts an offer to be a typist for the Prime Minister. She was qualified to be a private secretar ...more

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Aug 12, 2019 Roxann rated it liked it

Shelves: historical-fiction, goodreads-giveaway

From the cover: London, 1940. Winston Churchill has just been sworn in, war rages across the Channel, and the threat of a Blitz looms larger by the day. But none of this deters Maggie Hope. She graduated at the top of her college class and possesses all the skills of the finest minds in British intelligence, but her gender qualifies her only to be the newest typist at No. 10 Downing Street. Her indefatigable spirit and remarkable gifts for codebreaking, though, rival those of even the highest me ...more

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