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Sisters of Wartime England #4
The 9:45 to Bletchley
In the midst of the Second World War, and charged with taking vital equipment via the 9:45 train, Ena Dudley makes regular trips to Bletchley Park, until on one occasion she is robbed. When those she cares about are accused of being involved, she investigates, not knowing whom she can trust. While trying to clear her name, Ena falls in love.
325 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 30, 2016
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Madalyn Morgan
14 books29 followersMadalyn Morgan has been an actress for more than thirty years working in repertory theatre, the West End, film and television. She is a radio presenter and journalist, writing articles for newspapers and magazines.
Madalyn was brought up in a busy working class pub in the market town of Lutterworth in Leicestershire. The pub was a great place for an aspiring actress and writer to live. There were so many wonderful characters to study and accents learn. At twenty-four Madalyn gave up a successful hairdressing salon and wig-hire business for a place at E15 Drama College, and a career as an actress.
In 2000, with fewer parts available for older actresses, Madalyn learned to touch type, completed a two-year course with The Writer's Bureau, and began writing. After living in London for thirty-six years, she has returned to her home town of Lutterworth, swapping two window boxes and a mortgage, for a garden and the freedom to write.
Madalyn is currently writing her third novel, China Blue, the third of four books about the lives of four very different sisters during the Second World War. First and second novels, Foxden Acres and Applause, are now available.
Visit Madalyn Morgan online:
The Foxden Acres Website: https://sites.google.com/site/foxdena...
Non-Fiction Blog: http://madalynmorgan.blogspot.co.uk/
Fiction Blog: http://madalynmorgansfiction.blogspot...
Actress website: http://www.madalynmorgan.com/
Madalyn was brought up in a busy working class pub in the market town of Lutterworth in Leicestershire. The pub was a great place for an aspiring actress and writer to live. There were so many wonderful characters to study and accents learn. At twenty-four Madalyn gave up a successful hairdressing salon and wig-hire business for a place at E15 Drama College, and a career as an actress.
In 2000, with fewer parts available for older actresses, Madalyn learned to touch type, completed a two-year course with The Writer's Bureau, and began writing. After living in London for thirty-six years, she has returned to her home town of Lutterworth, swapping two window boxes and a mortgage, for a garden and the freedom to write.
Madalyn is currently writing her third novel, China Blue, the third of four books about the lives of four very different sisters during the Second World War. First and second novels, Foxden Acres and Applause, are now available.
Visit Madalyn Morgan online:
The Foxden Acres Website: https://sites.google.com/site/foxdena...
Non-Fiction Blog: http://madalynmorgan.blogspot.co.uk/
Fiction Blog: http://madalynmorgansfiction.blogspot...
Actress website: http://www.madalynmorgan.com/
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August 14, 2017
4 star plot, 3 star writing, so 3.5 stars for this mystery/thriller set in the 1940s.
Ena Dudley makes regular trips to Bletchley Park on the 9.45 train taking vital equipment with her. On one such trip she is robbed, and she and the people she works with fall under suspicion.
I have a passion for historical mysteries. Unfortunately The 9.45 to Bletchley failed to engage me. I thought the plot had promise, but the writing let it down. There was far too much irrelevant detail, and the characters never came alive for me.
I realise this is #4 in a series, but I don't believe that reading the previous books would have increased my enjoyment.
Thank you to Madalyn Morgan via Netgalley for providing me with a digital copy of The 9.45 to Bletchley for review. All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.
Ena Dudley makes regular trips to Bletchley Park on the 9.45 train taking vital equipment with her. On one such trip she is robbed, and she and the people she works with fall under suspicion.
I have a passion for historical mysteries. Unfortunately The 9.45 to Bletchley failed to engage me. I thought the plot had promise, but the writing let it down. There was far too much irrelevant detail, and the characters never came alive for me.
I realise this is #4 in a series, but I don't believe that reading the previous books would have increased my enjoyment.
Thank you to Madalyn Morgan via Netgalley for providing me with a digital copy of The 9.45 to Bletchley for review. All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.
June 4, 2016
In a swirl of curiosity over the title, cover, and blurb, I was eager to try this British WWII era romantic suspense. Following along as young, intrepid Ena Dudley does her part for the war effort through her top secret work at the factory and later as she seeks to find out who stole and sabotaged her work was a source of delight.
I discovered after I finished and read the afterwards that I had actually snagged the fourth book in a series telling the story of each Dudley sister. And with that in mind, it's obvious that this one at least could be read out of order or as a standalone. It also left me excited that I can go back and get the stories for each of Ena's sisters who all ended up doing different work during the war.
The story opens with Ena Dudley and the other women at the engineering plant fearful during a German bombing raid on nearby Coventry. Ena's work is important and secret so that not even she is sure what her delicate component work is for. Her boss and his assistant, her friend Freda, are the ones who carry the finished work to Bletchley Park each week. Ena is eager to one day be able to accompany them. The bombing of Coventry and another of the engineering plants there give her the opportunity.
Soon, she is regularly helping to deliver her work to the Colonel at Bletchley Park, but then one fateful day, she is robbed and comes under suspicion for a time that she sabotaged her own work. She didn't, but someone close to her did. Ena is bright and starts putting together the events and agrees to help trap a German spy.
Going about her daily life, continuing her work, and expanding her attentions to Bletchley, Ena slowly closes in on who is sabotaging the work from her plant. In the meantime, Ena has an American working with British Intelligence interested in her and also the attentions of an old family friend who works at Bletchley. Ena has feelings for both, but also can't let her guard down ever with co-workers, friends, or anyone else now that she is on the hunt even while she herself may become the hunted.
I was already interested knowing this would follow a heroine working on intricate and secret components for top secret intelligence and communication work and also her investigation for a saboteur, but the author really pulled me in with her attention to the historical setting, the characters fitting well in the setting, and the thoughtful even pace of the story. The detail work was fascinating and added color and depth. Ena's family life, holidays during the war, work, dances, thinking, fashion, music, war romance, and living with the fear- all well drawn and blended with the plot nicely.
The story is passive much of the time, but once I got used to the writing style, I got along fine with it. There are jumps in time and there is also leaps in the relationship development which I wish had had the time to tease out more. Ena herself is well developed as is her daily world. She's a bright and intelligent heroine. Yes, there were two men she was interested in, but one really wasn't a serious contender so no worries about a love triangle.
The suspense was good. I caught on to a few things, but there were still a couple surprises for me. Ena's role is important in the investigation, but she was also working with the real professionals of British intelligence. She was great when she bearded the Colonel in his office and stood her ground about things.
The ending is left a little open-ended, but not exactly a cliffhanger as it sets up for the next book which I really must have. This was a gently paced story that I would easily recommend to the lovers of historical mystery and historical romantic suspense.
I got this book from Net Galley to read in exchange for an honest review.
I discovered after I finished and read the afterwards that I had actually snagged the fourth book in a series telling the story of each Dudley sister. And with that in mind, it's obvious that this one at least could be read out of order or as a standalone. It also left me excited that I can go back and get the stories for each of Ena's sisters who all ended up doing different work during the war.
The story opens with Ena Dudley and the other women at the engineering plant fearful during a German bombing raid on nearby Coventry. Ena's work is important and secret so that not even she is sure what her delicate component work is for. Her boss and his assistant, her friend Freda, are the ones who carry the finished work to Bletchley Park each week. Ena is eager to one day be able to accompany them. The bombing of Coventry and another of the engineering plants there give her the opportunity.
Soon, she is regularly helping to deliver her work to the Colonel at Bletchley Park, but then one fateful day, she is robbed and comes under suspicion for a time that she sabotaged her own work. She didn't, but someone close to her did. Ena is bright and starts putting together the events and agrees to help trap a German spy.
Going about her daily life, continuing her work, and expanding her attentions to Bletchley, Ena slowly closes in on who is sabotaging the work from her plant. In the meantime, Ena has an American working with British Intelligence interested in her and also the attentions of an old family friend who works at Bletchley. Ena has feelings for both, but also can't let her guard down ever with co-workers, friends, or anyone else now that she is on the hunt even while she herself may become the hunted.
I was already interested knowing this would follow a heroine working on intricate and secret components for top secret intelligence and communication work and also her investigation for a saboteur, but the author really pulled me in with her attention to the historical setting, the characters fitting well in the setting, and the thoughtful even pace of the story. The detail work was fascinating and added color and depth. Ena's family life, holidays during the war, work, dances, thinking, fashion, music, war romance, and living with the fear- all well drawn and blended with the plot nicely.
The story is passive much of the time, but once I got used to the writing style, I got along fine with it. There are jumps in time and there is also leaps in the relationship development which I wish had had the time to tease out more. Ena herself is well developed as is her daily world. She's a bright and intelligent heroine. Yes, there were two men she was interested in, but one really wasn't a serious contender so no worries about a love triangle.
The suspense was good. I caught on to a few things, but there were still a couple surprises for me. Ena's role is important in the investigation, but she was also working with the real professionals of British intelligence. She was great when she bearded the Colonel in his office and stood her ground about things.
The ending is left a little open-ended, but not exactly a cliffhanger as it sets up for the next book which I really must have. This was a gently paced story that I would easily recommend to the lovers of historical mystery and historical romantic suspense.
I got this book from Net Galley to read in exchange for an honest review.
June 5, 2016
It's November 1940 and Ena Dudley does secret work for Bletchley. Over the next couple of years it is discovered that their is a spy in the factory where she works and is recruited to unearth that spy.
The story was okay but a lot of the time I thought that the story was overwritten.
A NetGalley book
The story was okay but a lot of the time I thought that the story was overwritten.
A NetGalley book
August 31, 2019
Another page turner from Madalyn Morgan.
This gripping story is set around Bletchley Park during World War 2.
Ena, the youngest of the Dudley sisters is working in a factory making delicate equipment for places like Bletchley and becomes embroiled in a world of secrets and deception. Who can you trust in times of war?
Yet another well written and researched story I couldn't put down.
This gripping story is set around Bletchley Park during World War 2.
Ena, the youngest of the Dudley sisters is working in a factory making delicate equipment for places like Bletchley and becomes embroiled in a world of secrets and deception. Who can you trust in times of war?
Yet another well written and researched story I couldn't put down.
September 24, 2019
Don't. Just don't. Total waste of time. Dull, predictable, wooden dialogue and inaccurate use of language.
December 26, 2020
As my regular readers will know, The 9:45 to Bletchley isn't my 'usual' read. Although I'll read pretty much anything which is put in my hand I do have a tendency to lean more towards reading crime/thriller or fantasy/YA. So my reasons for requesting this ARC was a weird one. Basically I did what no reader should do and 'judged a book by its cover.' My reason for this is because The 9:45 to Bletchley has a photograph on the front cover which also resides in a frame in my dining room. It is a photo of a young woman in wartime style walking through a train station and turning slightly over her shoulder to look at a policeman stood on the station platform. This is of course the perfect cover for a story filled with wartime espionage, the official secrets act, code and suspicious train rides. It sparked my fancy though because when my mum first bought me the picture a few years ago she said that it had drawn her attention because it looked like the woman had a story. A story I could perhaps write. Although I've mulled over the woman many times and wondered about her, historical fiction just isn't really my thing. So the woman's story remained untold. Until now.
The story was a bit simple for my usual taste, think Sally Warboyes or Joan Jonker the minuite of other people's lives from Ena (the main character)'s mother dishing up stew to Ena taking off each item of clothing and hanging them neatly to avoid creases. This is not a criticism however as I know it is particular to this genre and helps to character build. The story was intriguing and I did find myself racing towards the end to find out who the German Spies were. It was predicatable in parts and about halfway in i'd figured it out, however that just added to the general appeal of a simple, easy-read for a Friday afternoon. I found someparts of it a little unbelievable in terms of say how Ena acted towards the end, however I'll not say anymore as to reveal spoilers!
Generally The 9:45 to Bletchley is a strong example of it's genre and having found out that this was in fact book 4 in the series I wouldn't mind reading the others about Ena's sisters. I will say that it is a book which can be read as a standalone without trouble.
An easy 4* read. www.lifehasafunnyway.com for more reviews like this.
The story was a bit simple for my usual taste, think Sally Warboyes or Joan Jonker the minuite of other people's lives from Ena (the main character)'s mother dishing up stew to Ena taking off each item of clothing and hanging them neatly to avoid creases. This is not a criticism however as I know it is particular to this genre and helps to character build. The story was intriguing and I did find myself racing towards the end to find out who the German Spies were. It was predicatable in parts and about halfway in i'd figured it out, however that just added to the general appeal of a simple, easy-read for a Friday afternoon. I found someparts of it a little unbelievable in terms of say how Ena acted towards the end, however I'll not say anymore as to reveal spoilers!
Generally The 9:45 to Bletchley is a strong example of it's genre and having found out that this was in fact book 4 in the series I wouldn't mind reading the others about Ena's sisters. I will say that it is a book which can be read as a standalone without trouble.
An easy 4* read. www.lifehasafunnyway.com for more reviews like this.
June 10, 2016
... spies and danger!
Ena Dudley is strong, forthright and a little opinionated. Mind she is very capable, although sometimes almost too reticent, and at others she rushes in. Working on parts for machines that end up as part of the 'hush, hush' work done at Bletchley during World War II, she discovers her factory's work is being sabotaged. How she knows that is really very clever.
Ena becomes part of an intelligence investigation looking at who's responsible. A few candidates appear and yet nothing is clear until the very end.
Whilst feeling sympathy for Ena, I am somewhat at a loss about her relationship with the American, Ben and then her friend Henry. It all seems a tad disjointed around these two. I'm putting it down to the situation she finds herself in. However she does seem too trusting at times. There were jumps that made no sense in the last part of the story. I reread those parts and it still lacked the coherence for me that took the situation from one step to the next.
Almost archaic in its writing, I felt a little like I was reading a novel written in that time. If the story had flowed more smoothly this would have been an excellent tool.
A NetGalley ARC
Ena Dudley is strong, forthright and a little opinionated. Mind she is very capable, although sometimes almost too reticent, and at others she rushes in. Working on parts for machines that end up as part of the 'hush, hush' work done at Bletchley during World War II, she discovers her factory's work is being sabotaged. How she knows that is really very clever.
Ena becomes part of an intelligence investigation looking at who's responsible. A few candidates appear and yet nothing is clear until the very end.
Whilst feeling sympathy for Ena, I am somewhat at a loss about her relationship with the American, Ben and then her friend Henry. It all seems a tad disjointed around these two. I'm putting it down to the situation she finds herself in. However she does seem too trusting at times. There were jumps that made no sense in the last part of the story. I reread those parts and it still lacked the coherence for me that took the situation from one step to the next.
Almost archaic in its writing, I felt a little like I was reading a novel written in that time. If the story had flowed more smoothly this would have been an excellent tool.
A NetGalley ARC
June 5, 2016
I have very much enjoyed reading about the Dudley Sisters over the past few years: first Bess, then Margo and Claire. And now it's Ena's turn. Madalyn Morgan has once again woven a compelling narrative out of an interesting period in our history. Her research into the minutiae of the era is as detailed as ever And the voices come across strongly: the disapproval in Bess's voice when she dismisses Binkie's view of Henry as jealously made me laugh out loud. It is also impressive that each of the four sisters has a completely different type of story. Ena's story kept me turning the pages so rapidly that I finished it in just over a day. This is a lovely book that will be enjoyed by Madalyn's loyal fans and by new readers alike. I look forward to reading book 5, to see how life turns out for all of them. Recommended holiday reading.
January 10, 2017
The 9:45 to Bletchley is book #4 of the Dudley Sisters family second world war sagas.
This book is about Ena Dudley and her work in a factory making components for top secret Bletchley Park. During WW2 workers in Bletchley were central to the code breaking which British intelligence relied upon.
As with all the books in this series they concentrate more on the characters and the romantic themes which run through the books rather than gritty depth and horrors that each of the situations the Dudley girls find themselves in.
Once again the book is scattered with nostalgia from the era, as Ena gets herself embroiled in a spy ring whilst appearing to be the love interest for more than one fellow.
Recommended for those who enjoy a light historical romance.
This book is about Ena Dudley and her work in a factory making components for top secret Bletchley Park. During WW2 workers in Bletchley were central to the code breaking which British intelligence relied upon.
As with all the books in this series they concentrate more on the characters and the romantic themes which run through the books rather than gritty depth and horrors that each of the situations the Dudley girls find themselves in.
Once again the book is scattered with nostalgia from the era, as Ena gets herself embroiled in a spy ring whilst appearing to be the love interest for more than one fellow.
Recommended for those who enjoy a light historical romance.
July 5, 2016
Set in England during WWII, 9:45 to Bletchley is the 4th in a series, a series which I haven't read. Apparently, I don't appear to be as in love with this book as others. While the story had a great premise, I am not really sure that it called for hysterical laughter and eye-rolling. But that is exactly what happened to me. The main protagonist constantly was crying and every male in this story is in love with her. The love scenes had me rolling on the floor with laughter and reminded me of those old Hollywood movies.
Thanks to NetGalley for an advanced reader copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Thanks to NetGalley for an advanced reader copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
January 20, 2022
A terrible book. The plot is nonexistent, the story poorly told. The events take place over 3 years of the war, and it seems like a week has passed in the lives of the characters. The love interest is laughable and the villain too dull for words. There was no suspense. A total bore.
June 1, 2020
“The 945 to Bletchley” by Madalyn Morgan is a novel about the Second World War in Britain. Ena Dudley works for Bletchley Park, which is the “brains” of the decoding systems in use during the war. Each person working there has a job to do and is bound by the government to say nothing about what or whom they work with. Ena makes regular trips to and from Bletchley, sometimes transporting vital information or equipment.
On one such trip, she is drugged and robbed of important codes that would be of use to the enemy. Even though she is found later and without the information, she is suspected of being a spy. There is someone at Bletchley Park who is giving information to the enemy and who must be stopped. Ena is bound to clear her name. However, she does not know whom to trust and therefore, the reader is drawn into the mystery.
I enjoy British novelists who write about W.W.II in Great Britain. It is a favorite reading subject of mine. I just wish I was given access to more of these novels in the U.K.
I received a Kindle copy of this book from NetGalley.com in return for my honest review.
You can find this review on my blog at https://wp.me/p2pjIt-zX. Reviews of other books can be found at http://imhookedonbooks.wordpress.com.
On one such trip, she is drugged and robbed of important codes that would be of use to the enemy. Even though she is found later and without the information, she is suspected of being a spy. There is someone at Bletchley Park who is giving information to the enemy and who must be stopped. Ena is bound to clear her name. However, she does not know whom to trust and therefore, the reader is drawn into the mystery.
I enjoy British novelists who write about W.W.II in Great Britain. It is a favorite reading subject of mine. I just wish I was given access to more of these novels in the U.K.
I received a Kindle copy of this book from NetGalley.com in return for my honest review.
You can find this review on my blog at https://wp.me/p2pjIt-zX. Reviews of other books can be found at http://imhookedonbooks.wordpress.com.
January 21, 2018
So with the premise of wartime espionage and intrigue, this really was slow off the mark. Considering the theme - Bletchley Park during WWII - I was looking forward to, I guess, a bit more of a spy thriller. This was Book 4 in a series of four sisters growing up during WWII. Each book was the story of one sister - this was the story of Ena, a factory girl who carried parts to Bletchley Park. There was no real need to read the three stories before, as there is enough background in this volume that it can be read as a stand-alone.
I nearly gave up on this as it took that long to get going, but did pursue till the end. Its no John Le Carre, Jack Higgins, or even Agatha Christie (The Clocks). I would probably say this would be more in line with YA fiction.
I nearly gave up on this as it took that long to get going, but did pursue till the end. Its no John Le Carre, Jack Higgins, or even Agatha Christie (The Clocks). I would probably say this would be more in line with YA fiction.
June 17, 2019
TOTALLY BRILLIANT
Having read a good few of this amazing ladies work I couldn't wait to read this book and I was on the edge of my seat from half way through superb writing planning and total executed 💯% captivating from the first page. I can wait to read the sequel to this OUTSTANDING book and can't praise it enough and recommend this series to all who like war time drama at it's best.
Having read a good few of this amazing ladies work I couldn't wait to read this book and I was on the edge of my seat from half way through superb writing planning and total executed 💯% captivating from the first page. I can wait to read the sequel to this OUTSTANDING book and can't praise it enough and recommend this series to all who like war time drama at it's best.
July 24, 2019
This is book 4 in the series and perhaps if I had read the others I would have enjoyed it more.
It took a while to get into it and there seemed to be a lot of time wasted on irrelevant details. The plot sounded great but sadly the writing style and characterisation just didn't do it for me.
It took a while to get into it and there seemed to be a lot of time wasted on irrelevant details. The plot sounded great but sadly the writing style and characterisation just didn't do it for me.
March 18, 2017
I've read the previous three Dudley Sisters novels and really enjoyed them, but I have to admit this one didn't grab me, which was especially surprising as I have an interest in the whole codebeaking project as my uncle was stationed on enemy lines, intercepting and sending back messages to Bletchley Park!
I'd heard that the book was slow to start but for me it never really got going at all. Characters didn't feel well developed and the relationships between Ena, Henry and the American seemed so superficial that I was surprised when there were declarations of love! The book also has several silly errors, words missing here and there, commas missing or in the wrong place; I found it a little frustrating at times. Such a shame ... but I know there is a fifth and final book in the offing and I am looking forward to finding out how the story ends for the Dudley girls.
I'd heard that the book was slow to start but for me it never really got going at all. Characters didn't feel well developed and the relationships between Ena, Henry and the American seemed so superficial that I was surprised when there were declarations of love! The book also has several silly errors, words missing here and there, commas missing or in the wrong place; I found it a little frustrating at times. Such a shame ... but I know there is a fifth and final book in the offing and I am looking forward to finding out how the story ends for the Dudley girls.
August 20, 2017
Brilliant
Have enjoyed all four but enjoyed the fourth more . They are great reads looking forward to reading book 5 . Would recommend them .
Have enjoyed all four but enjoyed the fourth more . They are great reads looking forward to reading book 5 . Would recommend them .
November 5, 2019
Enjoyable Series
I have quite enjoyed reading the Dudley Sisters Saga, and have recommended it to others that like stories from this era as well. I’ll I also finish off with Foxden Hotel.
I have quite enjoyed reading the Dudley Sisters Saga, and have recommended it to others that like stories from this era as well. I’ll I also finish off with Foxden Hotel.
July 23, 2020
Now this book is getting really interesting can't wait for the next book!!
August 2, 2016
It is November 1940, the night of the Luftwaffe's bombing raids on Coventry. Not far away, Silcott's factory, where Ena Dudley is employed on secret work assembling machinery for the Government's secret centre at Bletchley Park, the raid also has an impact and fires break out, calling for hasty action. Part of Ena's job involves transporting the sensitive machinery to Bletchley, either via car or train . . . all part of her routine, until the day that Herbert Silcott, her boss, disappears from Rugby railway station as he is due to accompany Ena on a delivery, and Ena ends up drugged and under suspicion of being a spy.
This spy thriller/mystery is well paced, though somewhat predictable. Ena's task is extended, and she becomes a quasi detective working for the big brass at Bletchley Park.
THE 9.45 TO BLETCHLEY is apparently the fourth novel in a series concerning the Dudley sisters, and references to the other sisters would probably be clearer were the novels read in sequence. There is no difficulty, however, in reading it as a standalone novel, and it is a reasonably suspenseful and easy read.
This spy thriller/mystery is well paced, though somewhat predictable. Ena's task is extended, and she becomes a quasi detective working for the big brass at Bletchley Park.
THE 9.45 TO BLETCHLEY is apparently the fourth novel in a series concerning the Dudley sisters, and references to the other sisters would probably be clearer were the novels read in sequence. There is no difficulty, however, in reading it as a standalone novel, and it is a reasonably suspenseful and easy read.
July 3, 2016
Princess Fuzzypants here:
A spy novel that has you wringing your paws and biting your claws is a good spy novel. This is a good spy novel!
Ena works on top secret projects early in WWII. She doesn't know exactly what it is but knows it is important to the war effort. So when she is drugged on a train on the way to Bletchley to deliver her work and the work is stolen and sabotaged, it sets off all sorts of alarms. Faced initially with suspicion, she is enlisted in a game of cat and mouse to reveal the spies and shut them down.
It is very exciting as Ena tries to figure out who set her up and stole her work while still maintaining normal relationships with those around her. Even once the spies are unveiled, it is still very dangerous and heartbreaking for her. I must admit we twigged to one of the ring early on but how things unravelled continued to surprise and delight us. Knowing how the work done at Bletchley was instrumental in winning the war only heightened the suspense.
I give this book five purrs and two paws up. Jolly good read.
A spy novel that has you wringing your paws and biting your claws is a good spy novel. This is a good spy novel!
Ena works on top secret projects early in WWII. She doesn't know exactly what it is but knows it is important to the war effort. So when she is drugged on a train on the way to Bletchley to deliver her work and the work is stolen and sabotaged, it sets off all sorts of alarms. Faced initially with suspicion, she is enlisted in a game of cat and mouse to reveal the spies and shut them down.
It is very exciting as Ena tries to figure out who set her up and stole her work while still maintaining normal relationships with those around her. Even once the spies are unveiled, it is still very dangerous and heartbreaking for her. I must admit we twigged to one of the ring early on but how things unravelled continued to surprise and delight us. Knowing how the work done at Bletchley was instrumental in winning the war only heightened the suspense.
I give this book five purrs and two paws up. Jolly good read.
June 13, 2016
Madalyn Morgan has given us the best sequel so far in her (The Dudley Sisters Saga)
We have followed all of the Dudley Sisters. Ena the youngest Dudley who grows up wanting to help the war effort works in a factory some distance away from her home. She rides a bike to work and is trusted to lock up the important work daily. Her friend Freda also works on another important project. from the detail in this book , the author has put a lot of love into making Ena come alive. On her ride home in the dark of the war time black out we feel the cold and chill of the evening air. I will not spoil the review by giving away the plot ,but will say that I was expecting something quite different. Madelyn. your book was published just in time for me to read my way through the worst physical pain I have ever been in. it held my attention through all of pokes and punishment a hospital can give a person while trying to fix them. I loved your new book
We have followed all of the Dudley Sisters. Ena the youngest Dudley who grows up wanting to help the war effort works in a factory some distance away from her home. She rides a bike to work and is trusted to lock up the important work daily. Her friend Freda also works on another important project. from the detail in this book , the author has put a lot of love into making Ena come alive. On her ride home in the dark of the war time black out we feel the cold and chill of the evening air. I will not spoil the review by giving away the plot ,but will say that I was expecting something quite different. Madelyn. your book was published just in time for me to read my way through the worst physical pain I have ever been in. it held my attention through all of pokes and punishment a hospital can give a person while trying to fix them. I loved your new book
June 19, 2016
This is the fourth in the Dudley sisters' series and Madalyn Morgan explores the story of Ena and her top secret work making components for Bletchley Park, the communications and tracking centre during WW2. This one is a mystery, as well as a romance, and it is that mystery which is particularly fascinating in this book. The romance was a little confusing but I guess that time and place made relationships uncertain. When I visited Bletchley not long ago I found it a very interesting place and so I was eager to read this book. It is a stand-alone but I would recommend that potential readers start with the first in the series. Madalyn Morgan depicts this period very well and the reader becomes embroiled in the atmosphere; you feel as though you are living it.
September 16, 2023
Be Careful Who You Trust
This is the first book I've read in this series although it's not the first book. When I saw that each book is about a different sister, I chose to read about Ena first because of the work she did for Bletchley Park. No, she doesn't work there but she is clearly clever enough to do so. If you enjoy reading about the amazing women of Britain who stepped up during WW II, you will enjoy this one.
This is the first book I've read in this series although it's not the first book. When I saw that each book is about a different sister, I chose to read about Ena first because of the work she did for Bletchley Park. No, she doesn't work there but she is clearly clever enough to do so. If you enjoy reading about the amazing women of Britain who stepped up during WW II, you will enjoy this one.
June 19, 2016
I had never heard of this series before and looked forward to reading the arc provided by Netgalley.
The characters were interesting, the mystery OK but the romance I found to be a little heavy handed.
If your looking for an interesting take on spies in England during WWII and the recruitment of amateur spies from the point of view of a fairly naive girl this book might be for you. DGordon
The characters were interesting, the mystery OK but the romance I found to be a little heavy handed.
If your looking for an interesting take on spies in England during WWII and the recruitment of amateur spies from the point of view of a fairly naive girl this book might be for you. DGordon
July 20, 2016
Ena seems to have the most mundane job of all the sisters but, of course, things are never that simple. Another good read with a few twists. Have to wait for the author to finish number 5 and wind things up now.
September 16, 2023
Books keep getting better and better
Bravo this book and this series is suberb. The stories are so real you feel like you are there with these characters. Alot of work has gone into this series. Kuddos to Madalyn she is a master story teller. I highly recommend these books.
Bravo this book and this series is suberb. The stories are so real you feel like you are there with these characters. Alot of work has gone into this series. Kuddos to Madalyn she is a master story teller. I highly recommend these books.
June 13, 2016
Really enjoyed. Can be read as a standalone but because of the high enjoyment factor will be reading the 1st 3 books in the series and sure do want to read bk #5 when it releases.
September 23, 2023
Gripping thriller
Enjoyable to read true to the time period with interesting twist, it will sweep you away. An enjoyable fast read
Enjoyable to read true to the time period with interesting twist, it will sweep you away. An enjoyable fast read
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