Treachery at Hursley Park House by Claire GradidgeMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Its two years since the first book and things have been a bit slow in Romney. Jo has been recruited (unwillingly) by some kind of government types to work undercover at a local stately home which is doing top secret war work. A young man has been found dead, apparently drowned in a pond whilst intoxicated, grasping a corner of what look to be plans. The government is keen to establish whether he was working alone and who wanted the plans.
Back in Romney, Bram is visited by an old war friend, in fact the man who saved his life in the trenches (much as Bram wished he hadn't). His son was the young man found dead but he believes it was murder, his son wasn't a traitor and nor did he drink to excess, especially not when he was supposed to be working.
Told by the shady government men to keep her distance from Romney in general and Bram in particular, Jo can't help but discover that their investigations have a commonality and it will need both their brains to get to the bottom of it all.
Another intricately plotted and enthralling mystery.
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