Review: Fun, fast, exciting read!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 18, 2014
I generally don't read spy novels because I don't like to be stressed out when I'm reading to relax.  But this novella had just the right amount of excitement, maybe because it was short so it didn't drag on too long.  The story opens in Paris where John and Elizabeth have been spying on Napolean for two years. Despite working closely together, they have remained totally professional.  When Elizabeth receives a letter from her grandfather, the Duke of Danby, summoning her home, she needs John to come with her and pretend to be her husband.  He's less than thrilled at the prospect, then their position as spies is compromised and they must flee. This is when the excitement begins and I won't spoli it with details.  I will say that Jane Charles successfully creates a James Bond-like scenario for the hero and heroine to save others and escape with their lives.Will they make it back to England and answer the Duke of Danby's summons? Will they part ways or admit their feelings for each other? I've read several of the Tenacious Trent books and several of the Danby novellas and this is one of the best.  The story sweeps you away so quickly that I had no trouble suspending disbelief. Unlike some of Charles' other books, this one has an explicit scene, which will be good or bad depending on the reader. Maybe she added it to stick with the James Bond theme?  Overall it's a thoroughly enjoyable story and I've read this several times.