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The Prisoner in the Castle Audiobook Summary

A series of baffling murders among a group of imprisoned agents threatens the outcome of World War II in this chilling mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Mr. Churchill’s Secretary.

November, 1942. World War II is raging, and former spy Maggie Hope knows too much: what the British government is willing to do to keep its secrets, who is lying, who the double-crossers are. She knows exactly who is sending agents to their deaths. These are the reasons Maggie is isolated on a remote Scottish island, in a prison known as Killoch Castle. When one of her fellow inmates drops dead in the middle of his after-dinner drink—he’s only the first. As victims fall one by one, Maggie will have to call upon all her wits and skills to escape—not just certain death . . . but certain murder. For what’s the most important thing that Maggie Hope knows? She must survive.

Praise for The Prisoner in the Castle

“The colonel sums it up best on page ten: ‘If you take a pretty girl and teach her how to kill, it can cause problems.’ Not just problems—electrifying action and nonstop surprises. I loved this book!”—R. L. Stine, author of the Goosebumps and Fear Street series

“Another literary tour de force . . . From the book’s perfectly calibrated plot to its incisively etched characters, everything is handled with perfect finesse by the author.”Poisoned Pen Newsletter

“One pleasure of a mystery series is connecting with a character that changes and grows with each novel. . . . Maggie’s intelligence and loyalty to the war effort continue to evolve in [Susan Elia] MacNeal’s series. . . . Solid twists keep the plot of The Prisoner in the Castle churning until the surprise finale.”—Associated Press

“A mystery . . . tailor-made for readers in the post-election, #MeToo era. . . . If you love a tricky puzzle that requires you to keep track of multiple alibis over time, this is your summer read.”The Washington Post

“Evocative.”Publishers Weekly

“MacNeal uses [Agatha] Christie’s And Then There Were None as a framework for a character-driven mystery/thriller that successfully emulates the original.”Kirkus Reviews

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The Prisoner in the Castle Audiobook Narrator

Susan Duerden is the narrator of The Prisoner in the Castle audiobook that was written by Susan Elia MacNeal

About the Author(s) of The Prisoner in the Castle

Susan Elia MacNeal is the author of The Prisoner in the Castle

The Prisoner in the Castle Full Details

Narrator Susan Duerden
Length 10 hours 9 minutes
Author Susan Elia MacNeal
Category
Publisher Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
Release date May 03, 2024
ISBN 9781524782498

Subjects

The publisher of the The Prisoner in the Castle is Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. includes the following subjects: murder mystery books, mysteries and thrillers, mystery thriller suspense, historical fiction novels, espionage, historical fiction books, cozy mystery series, cozy books, cozy mystery, mystery book, 20th century, 1940s, Maggie Hope, suspense books, suspense, detective, mystery, spy, SOE agent, historical murder mystery, murder mystery, murder, female protagonist, codebreaker, Scotland, World War 2, World War II, WWII, historical novels, historical fiction, female detective, women sleuths, spies, mystery books, wwii, historical, Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Women Sleuths, Fiction, Thrillers, Espionage The BISAC Subject Code is Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Women Sleuths

Additional info

The publisher of the The Prisoner in the Castle is Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. The imprint is Random House Audio. It is supplied by Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. The ISBN-13 is 9781524782498.

Global Availability

This book is only available in the United States.

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