The Prisoner in the Castle: A Maggie Hope Mystery

The Prisoner in the Castle: A Maggie Hope Mystery

A series of baffling murders among a group of imprisoned agents threatens the outcome of World War II in this chilling mystery from theÂ New York TimesÂ bestselling author ofÂ Mr. Churchillâ€™s Secretary.

November, 1942. World War II is raging, and former spy Maggie Hope knows too much: what the British government is willing to do to keep its secrets, who is lying, who the double-crossers are. She knows exactly who is sending agents to their deaths. These are the reasons Maggie is isolated on a remote Scottish island, in a prison known as Killoch Castle. When one of her fellow inmates drops dead in the middle of his after-dinner drinkâ€”heâ€™s only the first. As victims fall one by one, Maggie will have to call upon all her wits and skills to escapeâ€”not just certain death . . . but certain murder. For whatâ€™s the most important thing that Maggie Hope knows? She must survive.

Praise forÂ The Prisoner in the Castle

â€œThe colonel sums it up best on page ten: â€˜If you take a pretty girl and teach her how to kill, it can cause problems.â€™ Not just problemsâ€”electrifyingÂ action and nonstop surprises. I loved this book!â€â€”R. L. Stine, author of the Goosebumps and Fear StreetÂ series

â€œAnother literary tour de force . . . From the bookâ€™s perfectly calibrated plot to its incisively etched characters, everything is handled with perfect finesse by the author.â€â€”Poisoned Pen Newsletter

â€œOne pleasure of a mystery series is connecting with a character that changes and grows with each novel. . . . Maggieâ€™s intelligence and loyalty to the war effort continue to evolve in [Susan Elia] MacNealâ€™s series. . . . Solid twists keep the plot ofÂ The Prisoner in the CastleÂ churning until the surprise finale.â€â€”Associated Press

â€œA mystery . . . tailor-made for readers in the post-election, #MeToo era. . . . If you love a tricky puzzle that requires you to keep track of multiple alibis over time, this is your summer read.â€â€”The Washington Post

â€œEvocative.â€â€”Publishers Weekly

â€œMacNeal uses [Agatha] Christieâ€™sÂ And Then There Were NoneÂ as a framework for a character-driven mystery/thriller that successfully emulates the original.â€â€”Kirkus Reviews
Country USA
Manufacturer Bantam
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2018-08-07
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Bantam
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2018-08-07
Format	Kindle eBook

The Prisoner in the Castle: A Maggie Hope Mystery

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