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  • A Traitor in Whitehall

  • A Mystery
  • By: Julia Kelly
  • Narrated by: Marisa Calin
  • Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
  • 3.0 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)

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A Traitor in Whitehall

By: Julia Kelly
Narrated by: Marisa Calin
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Summary

"Calin's versatile characterizations, subtle accents, and comfortable pacing capture this privileged world wherein modern ideas clash with traditional values"—AudioFile on The Last Dance of the Debutante

From Julia Kelly, internationally bestselling author of The Last Dance of the Debutante, comes the first in the mysterious and immersive Evelyne Redfern series, A Traitor in Whitehall.

"Kelly spins an Agatha Christie-esque mystery . . . thoroughly delightful and well-researched."—Susan Elia MacNeal

1940, England: Evelyne Redfern, known as “The Parisian Orphan” as a child, is working on the line at a munitions factory in wartime London. When Mr. Fletcher, one of her father’s old friends, spots Evelyne on a night out, Evelyne finds herself plunged into the world of Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s cabinet war rooms.

However, shortly after she settles into her new role as a secretary, one of the girls at work is murdered, and Evelyne must use all of her amateur sleuthing expertise to find the killer. But doing so puts her right in the path of David Poole, a cagey minister’s aide who seems determined to thwart her investigations. That is, until Evelyne finds out David’s real mission is to root out a mole selling government secrets to Britain’s enemies, and the pair begrudgingly team up.

With her quick wit, sharp eyes, and determination, will Evelyne be able to find out who’s been selling England’s secrets and catch a killer, all while battling her growing attraction to David?

A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books.

©2023 Julia Kelly (P)2023 Macmillan Audio
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Critic reviews

"In Winston Churchill’s London underground bunker, Kelly spins an Agatha Christie-esque mystery featuring—who else?—one of Mr. Churchill’s whip-smart secretaries, of course! A thoroughly delightful and well-researched novel of London during the Blitz."—Susan Elia MacNeal, New York Times bestselling author of the Edgar-nominated Mr. Churchill’s Secretary, the Maggie Hope series, and Mother Daughter Traitor Spy

"Julia Kelly masterfully weaves history into gripping intrigue in this riveting WWII murder mystery. Evelyne Redfern is exactly the kind of intrepid, plucky heroine I love to root for and the details of Churchill’s cabinet war rooms were spot on and fascinating. A Traitor in Whitehall will keep you guessing as to who the killer might be as the pages fly by."—Madeline Martin, New York Times bestselling author of The Librarian Spy

"Call the Midwife meets Mr. Churchill's Secretary in this riveting and atmospheric mystery set in wartime London. Readers will love the quick witted "Parisian Orphan" Evelyne Redfern who discovers the body of a deeply disliked colleague and decides to track down her killer. As she investigates, she uncovers the dark secrets of the people keeping the secrets in Whitehall. Sharp, charming, and fast-paced, A Traitor in Whitehall marks a stellar debut for a winning and original heroine."—Mariah Fredericks, author of The Lindbergh Nanny

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The narrator is awful

Found this really difficult to listen to as the narrators breathy drawl is really irritating. I’d probably enjoy it more if I read it as this did prevent me from concentrating enough to follow the story properly.

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Good story!

I have read or listened to all of Julia Kelly’s book and Im a big fan of hers. This is her first mystery story and I thourougly enjoyed it. Im looking forward to the second book.

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I really tried

I got to chapter 15 and I really tried with this book, but It was impossible to continue listening. Every sentence of dialogue between the two main characters finished with “he said “ or “she said”. To begin with I thought the author was deliberately being amusing but by the time I gave up it was every other line. In fairness now and again she used an another word such as replied but that wasn’t very often and I don’t understand why there was so much repetition when there are so many alternatives in the English language. In addition the story was weak it’s difficult to believe a senior member of the secret service during the period of WW2 would share top secret information with a secretary from the typing pool even if she did find the body. A total waste of one of my credits

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