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In farleigh field6/30/2023 ![]() I love the cover and I was looking forward to reading it since a historical mystery is a favorite of mine. Right, In Farleigh Field looked really intriguing. Also, the inclusion of the children trying to solve the mystery felt like it was going for token cuteness, and didn't really succeed for me.īut overall, this was decent historical fiction. The dialogue was occasionally hindered by heavy exposition (as in, you've just been introduced to a character, and they conveniently sum up their whole back story in a few sentences directed at one of their relatives or neighbors-it came across a bit clunky). Even though the locations and focus jumped about a bit, it was never difficult to understand what was going on. I enjoyed the characters, and the plot progressed at a pretty fast clip. If he was a spy, whom was he attempting to contact, and what was his message? He appears to be a British servicemember, but suspicions are quickly aroused. ![]() The story revolves around an unidentified parachutist who plummeted to his death on the grounds of a family estate. Scenes alternate between Bletchley Park, manor houses, MI-5, and Gestapo headquarters in Paris. ![]() This is a fairly strong mystery/spy novel set on the British home front during World War II. ![]()
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