PRINCESS ELIZABETH’S SPY
Susan Elia MacNeal
Bantam
www.bantamdell.com
Bantam Books
PRAISE FOR SUSAN ELIA MACNEAL AND
“Susan Elia MacNeal perfectly captures the spirit of wartime Britain in
—STEFANIE PINTOFF, Edgar Award–winning author of
“Chock-full of fascinating period details and real people, including Winston Churchill, MacNeal’s fast-paced thriller gives a glimpse of the struggles, tensions, and dangers of life on the home front during World War II. A terrific read.”
—RHYS BOWEN, author of
“Think early Ken Follett, amp it up with a whipsmart young American not averse to red lipstick and vintage cocktails, season it with espionage during the London Blitz. Add to that her boss Churchill and War Room intrigue, and you’ve got a heart-pounding, atmospheric debut in
—CARA BLACK, author of
Also by Susan Elia MacNeal
“Be a governess! Better be a slave at once!”
—Charlotte Bronte,
Cryptogram: Message written in a cipher or in some
other cryptic form which requires a key (qv)
for its meaning to be discovered.
—
(“Most Secret,” Bletchley Park)
Contents
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Prologue
The midday summer sun in Lisbon was dazzling and harsh. But while nearly everyone else was inside taking a siesta, the Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII of England, kept up his British habits, even on the continent.
He and his wife, Wallis Simpson, the woman for whom he’d abdicated the throne, sat outside at the Bar-Cafe
