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Princess Elizabeth's Spy
- A Maggie Hope Mystery
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
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Summary
Susan Elia MacNeal introduced the remarkable Maggie Hope in her acclaimed debut, Mr. Churchill's Secretary. Now Maggie returns to protect Britain's beloved royals against an international plot - one that could change the course of history.
As World War II sweeps the continent and England steels itself against German attack, Maggie Hope, former secretary to Prime Minister Winston Churchill, completes her training to become a spy for MI-5. Spirited, strong-willed, and possessing one of the sharpest minds in government for mathematics and code-breaking, she fully expects to be sent abroad to gather intelligence for the British front. Instead, to her great disappointment, she is dispatched to go undercover at Windsor Castle, where she will tutor the young Princess Elizabeth in math. Yet castle life quickly proves more dangerous - and deadly - than Maggie ever expected.
The upstairs-downstairs world at Windsor is thrown into disarray by a shocking murder, which draws Maggie into a vast conspiracy that places the entire royal family in peril. And as she races to save England from a most disturbing fate, Maggie realizes that a quick wit is her best defense, and that the smallest clues can unravel the biggest secrets, even within her own family.
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- A J SALTER
- 26-04-22
Not so much a mystery
More of a thriller. Would have enjoyed it considerably more if the accents had been better and there was no bellowing. Made me jump. Enjoyable though if a little implausible.
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- Lesley
- 02-02-18
great listening
Would you listen to Princess Elizabeth's Spy again? Why?
yes, love the narration and the story line. It is very easy to listen too and the narrator doesn't get on you nerves. Maggie Hope is off to save the day at Windsor, protecting the young Royal.
What did you like best about this story?
story line and because it's very easy listening
What about Susan Duerden’s performance did you like?
good clear narration which isn't irriating
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
yes
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Queenortart
- 10-02-14
Great Story - sounds a bit like an M & S Ad.
Would you listen to Princess Elizabeth's Spy again? Why?
Love the story, Maggie off to save the day again at Windsor Castle. Narrator's voice has had me puzzled for days till I worked out that she sounds like the food porn narrator for the M & S adverts.
What did you like best about this story?
Maggie is a feisty heroine and there's a proper thriller aspect
How did the narrator detract from the book?
Sounded like a Galaxy Chocolate / M & S advert
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No
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3 people found this helpful
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- The Curator
- 04-12-19
Girls own fantasy
A very jolly hockey sticks view of British history although the villain gets a nice line about Windsor inbreeding!
I’m afraid the narrator was not to my taste and she struggled appallingly with accents.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- Dawn
- 10-08-14
Narration Fail
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
The story is good, the heroine only slightly annoying but the cadence of the narrator was like being dragged upstairs by the feet. With every sentence rising at the last word.. can't express just how annoying I found this.
How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
Story was o.k. A return to the narrator from the first book would have made this so much better.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
Sooo much, I could not listen to the books end. Still don't know how things finished for Maggie. I did try to KBO but the urge to smack the narrator distracted me so much from the story that I began to really dislike Maggie. and care less and less what happen to her.
Was Princess Elizabeth's Spy worth the listening time?
No
Any additional comments?
I see that the same narrator has voiced the next two books, I wont be buying them.
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- Anonymous User
- 27-05-19
A book for children......
I thought this might be a novel in the Kate Atkinson genre; I was sadly mistaken. This is not a book for adults.... I intend to return it.
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- nicky l
- 25-08-24
Poor narration and childish story
Very inferior compared to previous story, not sure what happened! Plot and dialogue cartoonish and accents poor which distracted further.
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