A Question of Betrayal, Anne Perry
A Question of Betrayal, Anne Perry
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A Question of Betrayal

Author: Anne Perry

Narrator: Susan Lyons

Unabridged: 11 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/08/2020


Synopsis

On her first mission for MI6, the daring young photographer at the heart of this thrilling new mystery series by bestselling author Anne Perry travels to Mussolini’s Italy to rescue the lover who betrayed her.

Britain’s secret intelligence service, MI6, has lost contact with its informant in northern Italy, just as important information about the future plans of Austria and Nazi Germany is coming to light. And young Elena Standish, to her surprise, is the only person who can recognize MI6’s man—because
he is her former lover. Aiden Strother betrayed Elena six years ago, throwing shame on her entire family. Now, with so much to prove, Elena heads to Trieste to track down Aiden and find out what happened to his handler, who has mysteriously cut off contact with Britain.

As Elena gets word of a secret group working to put Austria in the hands of Germany, her older sister, Margot, is in Berlin to watch a childhood friend get married—to a member of the Gestapo. Margot and Elena’s grandfather, the former head of MI6, is none too happy about the sisters’ travels at this
tumultuous time, especially when a violent event at home reminds him that even Britain is growing dangerous. As his own investigation collides with his granddaughter’s, what’s at stake on the continent becomes increasingly frightening—and personal.

Against the backdrop of a rapidly changing Europe, New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry crafts a novel full of suspense, political intrigue, and the struggle between love and loyalty to country.

“[An] excellent sequel … Perry expertly blends character development with plot surprises. This prolific author shows no sign of losing steam.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review

About Anne Perry

Sometimes the personal story of a particular author seems almost as intriguing as the books they write. Such is the life of British author Anne Perry (aka Juliet Marion Hulme). As a child Hulme was very ill with tuberculosis and ended up being fostered out by a family in the Caribbean. She did get better, and the family moved to a private island in New Zealand, where she describes her life as a Swiss family Robinson type existence. She became ill again and during her bouts of illness through her teen years, she missed most of her childhood education. However, her mother had prepared her by teaching her how to read and write by the time she was four. Her heart always seemed to be in writing.

At the age of 15, Juliet and her best friend plotted and killed her friend's mother. The three went for a walk in the park and Hulme dropped a stone, causing the mother to bend over to pick it up, and her friend hit her own mother on the head with a half brick. They had planned on the strike killing her, but they had to strike her 20 times before she was dead. The girls were put on trial and each served five years in prison. It is said that they never saw each other again after being released. For many years, nobody connected author Anne Perry as the teen murderer, Juliet Hulme. In 1994, the film Heavenly Creatures, portrayed Hulme and her friend Pauline Parker with characters being played by Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey respectively.

Perry's genre of writing covers Victorian Era Detective fiction for the most part. Her novels have been centered around two main characters, Thomas Pitt and William Monk. She has published 47 novels and several collections of stories.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Renee on October 20, 2020

I was ready to give this a solid 4 until that ending! Wow! Now I appreciate the heroine in a whole new way.......more

Goodreads review by Jane on September 05, 2020

4 stars (release date 9-8-2020) You can read all of my reviews at Nerd Girl Loves Books. This is a good mystery/thriller set in the years just before WWII. In this book Elena is sent to Northern Italy on her first MI6 mission to rescue a contact that has important information regarding future plans of......more

Goodreads review by Catherine on October 03, 2020

I didn't find this book as believable as Perry's Monk or Pitt series. First, I find it implausible that MI6 would send someone as naive and untrained as Elena Standish to "bring home" another, far more experience spy even if her grandfather had been the head of MI6 during WWI. Secondly, I think Elen......more

Goodreads review by Paige on December 20, 2020

A Question of Betrayal, in my opinion, is one of Perry's best. A cast of believable characters set in the days just prior to Austria's annexing to Hitler's Germany. If you enjoy page turners, this one is chock full of spies, mystery, and suspense.......more

Goodreads review by Kate on September 08, 2020

Author Anne Perry's Elena Standish mystery series is her newest and is a spectacular addition to her vast collective works. This second book in series, set in the 1933/1934 time period, is exciting, clever, very well written and it deftly weaves three story lines which converge into a thrilling clim......more