Review
The Eighth Deadly Mystery
It may be Christmastime, but there's nothing holly or jolly about it. It's 1939 and England is engaged in the so called phony war. There are no happy cries of children as most have been removed from London and Olivia Redmond is missing her husband, who did not get Christmas leave. When Olivia literally stumbles over a dead body, her newspaper assignment is once again transformed into a counterintelligence operation. The victim was an engineer for the BBC and an informant against the IRA. Was he killed by members of the IRA? Or was his murder more personal in nature?
Blackmail, terrorists, and a country in the early days of war set Livvy up for one of her most dangerous adventures yet. She's been in situations fraught with danger, but this eighth Deadly Broadcast mystery gets much more personal, and physical.
One of the things I like best about historical mysteries is learning things of which I was unaware. I thought that once Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939 England was at war, real war. I was completely unaware of the "phony war". I also enjoy reading about real people. While the author generally shies away from it, this book treats us to Edward R. Murrow, and more importantly his wife, Janet. Janet is a fantastic character, smart, talented in her own right, and a great and helpful new friend for Olivia.
I love just about everything in this series and its most recent addition. Livvy is a fantastic protagonist doing what needs be done, even when she'd rather just work at the newspaper. So many issues are brought up, bringing some harsh realities of the time into focus. I love when Livvy lets Adam's friend have it. I was ticked off at Adam too, although his opinion was probably common then, and perhaps even now.
Hair raising moments, untrustworthy suspects, and a despicable dead man make DEADLY BROADCAST a gripping, page-turner.
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Deadly Broadcast: A World War II Mystery (Deadly Series) by Kate Parker
About Deadly Broadcast
Historical Cozy Mystery 8th in Series
Setting – London, from just after Christmas, 1939 until mid-January, 1940
JDP Press (March 8, 2022)
Number of Pages ~320
The phony war has dragged out past Christmas into a dark and dreary New Year, 1940.
In the blackout, someone murdered BBC engineer Frank Kennedy, making him more popular dead than alive. A blackmailer and bully, he sold out his friends, assaulted his Broadcasting House colleagues, and sabotaged his employer.
Kennedy was also a government informant against the IRA. Despite arrests of members, the IRA is still planning more attacks against British civilians. Attacks Frank Kennedy might have been involved in.
Britain’s counterintelligence spymaster orders newspaper reporter Olivia Redmond to find Kennedy’s killer and learn which of the many motives led to his murder. Olivia quickly learns how vicious Frank Kennedy was and halfway hopes his killer escapes hanging.
Until his killer strikes again…
A clean read. No blatant sex, violence, or bad language.
About Kate Parker
Since she was unable to build a time machine in her backyard, Kate Parker immerses herself in research and then creates the world that lives inside each book that she writes. Her favorite place is London and her time travel destination is anywhere from the late Victorian era through World War II. Since she lives in the Carolinas with her daughter and a 95-pound puppy, the practical side of her is thankful for air conditioning and all the modern comforts of life. Comforts she will take with her if she ever figures out how to build her time machine.
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Sounds like a great book.
ReplyDeleteLove the cover! Thanks for sharing!
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ReplyDeleteMarilynDKC[at]aol[dot]com
My foster father worked in the newsroom of channel 4 in San Francisco so this is a great cover. Would love to read and review also wishing you many new readers and reviewers peggy clayton
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