Review
DEADLY DECEPTION by Kate Parker
The Fourth Deadly Mystery
Miffed that her father has started inviting people to her wedding when she hasn't even set a date yet, Olivia Denis storms off to confront him. Entering her father's house Olivia finds him crouched over a dead body, his dagger in the dead man's chest. With her father suspected of murder, Olivia feels obligated to help him, despite their many differences. Secrets, spies, Nazi collaborators, and the ever looming threat of war
propel Olivia forward as she looks to save her father from the
hangman's noose.
Loyalty, as well as the lack thereof, plays an integral part of this fourth entry to the Deadly series. Loyalty to family and to country, whether that country is England or Germany is the foundation as Olivia finds herself risking all for her father, a man she sometimes despises. We also see Olivia's loyalty to her fiance as well as her friends. Once again, Olivia travels to Germany to help get the family of her Jewish friends out of the country before it's too late.
I found Olivia's dealings in Germany the most frightening and haunting section of the book. Seeing what people were forced to endure, the sacrifices made, the treasures lost, and ultimately knowing what will come brings chills. I was happy to see Oberst Bernhard, and I hope to meet him in future books, although I worry about the safety of a German colonel on the brink of WWII.
The descriptions and attention to detail that are so important, especially in historical mysteries were spot on and I could feel I was really there with Olivia...and very glad that I was actually safe at home in 2019. DEADLY DECEPTION is a compelling study of loyalty and treason set amidst the backdrop of a nation preparing for war.
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Loyalty, as well as the lack thereof, plays an integral part of this fourth entry to the Deadly series. Loyalty to family and to country, whether that country is England or Germany is the foundation as Olivia finds herself risking all for her father, a man she sometimes despises. We also see Olivia's loyalty to her fiance as well as her friends. Once again, Olivia travels to Germany to help get the family of her Jewish friends out of the country before it's too late.
I found Olivia's dealings in Germany the most frightening and haunting section of the book. Seeing what people were forced to endure, the sacrifices made, the treasures lost, and ultimately knowing what will come brings chills. I was happy to see Oberst Bernhard, and I hope to meet him in future books, although I worry about the safety of a German colonel on the brink of WWII.
The descriptions and attention to detail that are so important, especially in historical mysteries were spot on and I could feel I was really there with Olivia...and very glad that I was actually safe at home in 2019. DEADLY DECEPTION is a compelling study of loyalty and treason set amidst the backdrop of a nation preparing for war.
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Deadly Deception (The Deadly Series) by Kate Parker
About the Book
Deadly Deception (The Deadly Series)
Historical Cozy Mystery 4th in Series
JDP Press (March 22, 2019)
Paperback: 316 pages
Everyone hides secrets. Some provoke murder.
Olivia Denis discovers her father kneeling over the body of a man…a man who supposedly drowned in the Channel years before. Olivia wants to ring for help, her father wants to hide the body, but a mysterious phone call brings Scotland Yard to the murder scene. Olivia can’t stand by and let her maddening, disapproving father hang. To prove his innocence – and learn his secrets - she must work with a master spy. The search for clues takes Olivia to the continent and the Kent countryside, Hastings and London, pushing her deeper into the world of danger and deception.
As war between Germany and Britain stalks closer, the hunt for a Nazi collaborator intensifies. With a mounting death toll, Olivia knows she must unmask the killer or be the next to die.
About the Author
Kate Parker grew up in Washington, D C, spent several years along the Carolina coast, and now finds herself in the Colorado front range. All the time, she has been busy plotting to spend more time in her favorite city, London, where her books are set. So far, she hasn’t been able to build a time machine, so she has to visit historical sites and books to immerse herself in the details of life in bygone days.
2019 will see the publication of her fourth Deadly Series book, Deadly Deception, as well as a novella, The Mystery at Chadwick House. Chadwick House will both be for sale at the usual retailers plus given away to the readers of her newsletter. It is her first contemporary mystery. Later in the year, Kate plans on publishing the second Milliner Mystery. Her daughter has informed her this year she will also become the servant of a large, exuberant dog.
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Gorgeous clothes from a lovely time period. Thanks for the opportunity.
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Sounds like a good book.
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