Nigeyb’s Reviews > Curtain Call > Status Update

This is fair racing along now, and one of the latest plot development is very unexpected. Madeleine is at the funeral as I read. I am very intrigued to see how this plays out now.

Still thoroughly enjoying this

A great plot however you have to accept a fair few somewhat implausible encounters

Tom and Madeleine - could there be romance afoot

There’s a character in 'Curtain Call' called Gerard Carmody who is an MP and he leads the British People's Brigade. The British People's Brigade is clearly based on the National Socialist League (NSL). The NSL is the organisation which broke away from the British Union of Fascists (BUF) shortly after the 1937 elections. Gerard Carmody must therefore presumably be based on John Beckett.

So, we now know who Freya is. The daughter of philandering portraitist Stephen Wyley. 'Freya' is also the title of the second book in this loose trilogy.

Very credible, interesting and well drawn cast of characters, a good sense of time and place, aligned to a plot that is rapidly picking up speed. Splendid. I am already committed to reading the other two books that make up a loose trilogy.

Very promising start. I like the style and the characters are well written and credible. Set in 1936 too - always a fascinating period.