Fire Must Burn by Allison MontclairMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Sparks and Bainbridge are inveigled into setting up an old friend of Sparks' with a planted girlfriend.
Back in the 1930s when Iris was at Cambridge University she met Tony Danforth, they were good friends for a while, even dated a little, but he joined the Socialists (and perhaps the Communist Party) and went off to fight in Spain, later he went to Singapore for the duration of the war. Apparently he's back working at the Foreign Office but MI5 has suspicions that he may be a spy for the Russians or the Chinese and want him vetted - which is where The Right Sort marriage agency comes in. Iris will 'accidentally' bump into him, get reacquainted and offer their services - Tony has already been advised that a married man is viewed more favourably than one who is single - they will then introduce him to an MI5 spy who will clear or condemn him.
Iris is torn, she hates lying to an old friend, but if he is a spy then she wants that uncovered.
Meanwhile, Gwen discovers from her boyfriend that Tony was involved in a scandal at Cambridge - something that may have precipitated his departure to Spain - could the past shed light on the present?
Yet another wonderful mystery featuring our redoubtable heroines, loved it.
I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley.
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