Philadelphia, June 1780. George Washington’s two least likely spies return, masquerading as husband and wife as they search for traitors in Philadelphia.
Months have passed since young widow Becca Parcell and former printer Daniel Alloway foiled a plot that threatened the new nation. But independence is still a distant dream, and General Washington can’t afford more unrest, not with food prices rising daily and the value of money falling just as fast.
At the General’s request, Becca and Daniel travel to Philadelphia to track down traitors who are flooding the city with counterfeit money. Searching for clues, Becca befriends the wealthiest women in town, the members of the Ladies Association of Philadelphia, while Daniel seeks information from the city’s printers.
But their straightforward mission quickly grows personal and deadly as a half-remembered woman from Becca’s childhood is arrested for murdering one of the suspected counterfeiters.
With time running out—and their faux marriage breaking apart—Becca and Daniel find themselves searching for a hate-driven villain who’s ready to kill again.
Ramble-y Teaserish Stuff
The follow-up to The Turncoat's Widow (which was featured this past Tuesday) was almost as amazing as the first. Of course, I love Becca and Daniel and became quite enamored of Becca's new friend (and Benjamin Franklin's daughter) Sally, but it was missing some of the humor that I loved so much in the first one. There were still humorous moments, but this installment felt generally angstier (it's a word .... really .... at least, now it is). I am very much looking forward to seeing where Becker goes next with Becca and Daniel. Hopefully we'll also see a return of some of the secondary characters from the first who were sorely missed here like Becca's "aunties."
If you know, you know .... and if you don't, do read the first book. (And then, of course, this one.)
If you want to share whatever has kept you up past your bedtime because you just needed one more chapter ... or the entire book ... please comment! My TBR pile is already toppling, but I can always add more.
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