About “Mrs. Roosevelt's Confidante”
Maggie Hope travels to America in December 1941, shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, accompanying Prime Minister Winston Churchill to Washington, D.C., where he meets with President Roosevelt to discuss the United States' entry into World War II. Posing as Churchill's typist, she becomes entangled in a mystery when one of the First Lady's aides is murdered, implicating Eleanor Roosevelt in the crime. Using her expertise in code breaking and espionage, Maggie investigates the conspiracy threatening the Allied cause while working to protect the First Lady and maintain national security.
Praise for “Mrs. Roosevelt's Confidante”
“[Susan Elia] MacNeal paints an engrossing portrait of a country on the verge of war, with many laws suspended and prejudice rife—a world not that much different from today.”
“MacNeal’s fifth Maggie Hope mystery is another solidly researched entry with the indomitable Maggie in top form.”
“Another winner filled both with fact and marvelous fiction . . . Maggie is a wonderful character with the strength and determination, as well as intelligence, to make her a resourceful spy.”
Book details
- First published
- 2015
- Latest edition
- 2015 · ISBN 9780804178709
- Pages
- 337
Frequently asked questions
How many pages is Mrs. Roosevelt's Confidante?
Mrs. Roosevelt's Confidante by MacNeal, Susan Elia has 337 pages.
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