so-so
June 1940 & Daphne Devine is working as assistant to stage magician Jonty Trevelyan, aka the Grand Mystique. One evening they are called to a hush-hush meeting with the secret service who ask them to join the war effort. They wish to exploit Hitler's belief in the occult & halt his planned invasion of Britain (Operation Sea Lion) by means of deception & misdirection.
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Overall, although the plot itself was nicely done, it was quite slow paced for most of the book & the ending was quite abrupt. It seems that there may be more books to come but I am undecided as to whether to read the next. 3⭐
Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6289864078
Read 5th-9th May 2024
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