In Farleigh Field

A Novel

By: Rhys Bowen

Narrated by: Gemma Dawson

World War II comes to Farleigh Place, the ancestral home of Lord Westerham and his five daughters, when a soldier with a failed parachute falls to his death on the estate. After his uniform and possessions raise suspicions, MI5 operative and family friend Ben Cresswell is covertly tasked with determining if the man is a German spy. The assignment also offers Ben the chance to be near Lord Westerham's middle daughter, Pamela, whom he furtively loves. But Pamela has her own secret: She has taken a job at Bletchley Park, the British code-breaking facility.

As Ben follows a trail of spies and traitors, which may include another member of Pamela's family, he discovers that some within the realm have an appalling, history-altering agenda. Can he, with Pamela's help, stop them before England falls?

Inspired by the events and people of World War II, writer Rhys Bowen crafts a sweeping and riveting saga of class, family, love, and betrayal.

©2017 Janet Quin-Harkin, writing as Rhys Bowen (P)2016 Audible, Inc.

Great story and narrator.

Rhys Bowen writes great stories and the mystery in this was well thought out and based somewhat on historical facts.

Sad

I enjoy Rhys Bowen's light humour, and was interested in her move into serious, and well researched, history, so I was glad to find this book on whispersync. However I found it sad, and maybe too contrapuntal for my expectations. Well read, an integrated story line, but not for me.

much better than I expected

I found this to be an engaging story and good performance -easily worth the credit!

A good way to enjoy history

I always like the history of the United Kingdom in all centuries and it's fun to get it thru fictional characters

Great book!

Excellent narrator. She changes her tone and voice so deftly and quickly between characters, you forget it is one person speaking.