by Mitch Silver
Art scholar Amy Greenberg is summoned to Ireland to empty a safe deposit box belonging to her late Grandfather. Inside, she discovers a manuscript written by Ian Fleming of 007 fame. Intrigued, she hurries back to her hotel to get some reading done before her flight back to the states.
Amy's amazed to find out Fleming actually wrote this document specifically to her. He calls on her to expose a shocking secret he discovered during his spying in WWII. But there are people determined to keep the secret hidden, and people who are just as determined to expose it and ruin the British Royal family.
I greatly enjoyed Silver's writing style. I'm a big fan of historical fiction and think he did a good job weaving the two together.
But I didn't find the secret to be explosive. At all. I get why it was hidden during the war, but there's no reason so many years later for lives to be lost for it. In my opinion, anyway.
I will say, though, that the secret not living up to the hype didn't ruin the book for me. It was still a good read, light read. Perfect for a rainy day with a cup of tea (or wine, of course).
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