A Traitor in Whitehall

Evelyne Redferns family is known for notoriety, and her mother was a glamorous French party girl. Evelyne is estranged from her father and working at a munitions factory in wartime London. When Mr. Fletcher spots her at a night out, she seizes the chance for a change and finds herself plunged into the world of Prime Minister Winston Churchill's cabinet war rooms. However, one of the girls is murdered, and Evelyne must use her amateur sleuthing expertise to find the killer. She teams up with David Poole, a ministers aide who is determined to thwart her investigations, to root out a mole selling government secrets to Britains enemies.

Format: Hardback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 20 November 2023
Publisher: Minotaur Books,US

Evelyne Redferns family has a reputation for being notorious. Her father, Sir Reginald Redfern, is a reckless, debauched second son of an English baron, while her late beloved mother was a glamorous French party girl. Their disastrous marriage ended in divorce and a highly public custody battle over nine-year-old Evelyne, which only ended when Genevieve died three years later. However, the damage had been done, with the press dubbing Evelyne "The Parisian Orphan" and making her the most notorious child in the world.

Years later, in 1940, Evelyne is estranged from her father and working on the line at a munitions factory in wartime London. She is bored and craving more from her life, but the only contentment she can find is with stacks of mystery novels that fight for space with her roommate Moiras ever-expanding wardrobe.

When Mr. Fletcher, one of her father's old friends, spots Evelyne at a night out at the Ritz, Evelyne seizes the chance for a change and finds herself plunged into the world of Prime Minister Winston Churchill's cabinet war rooms. However, shortly after she settles into her new role as a secretary, one of the girls at the war rooms is murdered, and Evelyne must use all of her amateur sleuthing expertise earned from years of reading mysteries to find the killer. Little does she know that doing so will put her right in the path of David Poole, a cagey minister's aide who seems determined to thwart her investigations.

That is, until Evelyne finds out David's real reason for being in the cabinet war rooms is to root out a mole selling government secrets to Britain's enemies, and the pair reluctantly team up.

With her quick wit, sharp eyes, and determination, Evelyne is a heroine to root for. But can she find out who has been selling England's secrets and catch a killer all while battling her growing feelings for David?

Weight: 484g
Dimension: 163 x 243 x 33 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781250865489