After many, many months of teasing all of my poor readers, I’m incredibly proud to reveal the cover of my first historical mystery novel, A Traitor in Whitehall!
A Traitor in Whitehall is the first in the brand-new Evelyne Redfern series. The book comes out October 3, 2023, but I have an early sneak preview of what you can expect:
Dubbed “The Parisian Orphan” by the press after her parents’ disastrous marriage spiraled into a vicious divorce and custody battle, young Evelyne Redfern was one of the most notorious children of the 1920s. However, her whole world changed after her beloved mother Genèvieve’s untimely death and her feckless adventurer father Sir Reginald Redfern’s decision to dumped her in an English boarding school.
Years later, Evelyne is estranged from Sir Reginal and trying to make her own way in wartime London. However, her job on the line at a munitions factory is hardly challenging, leaving her longing for her stacks of mystery novels that fight for space with her actress roommate Moira’s ever-expanding wardrobe.
When Mr. Fletcher, one of her father’s old friends, spots Evelyne at a night out at the Ritz and offers her a job in the typing pool of Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s cabinet war rooms, she jumps at the opportunity for a change. However, shortly after she arrives at work, one of her fellow typistsis murdered and Evelyne must use all of her amateur sleuthing expertise earned from years of reading mysteries to find the killer. Little does she know that her investigation will put her in the path of David Poole, a cagey minister’s aide who seems determined to thwart her efforts. That is, until Evelyne learns David’s real job is rooting out a mole leaking vital government secrets to Germany, and the pair begrudgingly team up.
Can Evelyne find out who's been selling England's secrets and catch a killer all while battling her growing attraction to David and her own scandalous past?
Make sure you don’t miss out by preordering your copy of A Traitor in Whitehall wherever books are sold!