A Dark and Deadly Journey

[cornerofmadness]

A Dark and Deadly Journey by Julia Kelly

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


One of my netgalley arcs

I am a sucker for historical mysteries and this WWII era one was excellent (enough that I want to go back and read the first two which I have not yet seen). Evelyne Redfern is a smart, independent woman which already got me on the hook. Evelyne finds herself with dual assignments, one she must keep from her partner, David.

Their main duty for the Special Investigations unit is to help track down a missing agent in neutral Portugal but how long the country (and their destination city of Lisbon) will remain so is anyone's guess as the Nazis rachet up their interest in the country. To complicate matters, after forgetting something on the plane, she goes back in to find a dead man who might actually tie into the case.

The other case is more personal. She's been tasked with finding out what her ne'er do well father is up to. Mr Redferne prefers to drink, sleep and gamble his way around the world, depending on his sister to kick him money. Father and daughter haven't seen each other in years. To make matters worse, Evelyne realizes he's lied to her about something important, that he might be in with the Nazis and if she's caught investigation this, her boss (who hasn't told her handler who already doesn't like her) he will disavow her and hang her out to dry.

Once in Lisbon there are plenty of clues to follow each making her more anxious as all three cases begin to dovetail and if they do and she's found out, she doesn't think David will understand.

I do like Evelyne and David very much. It's a solid mystery and it uses its setting to its advantage. I love when a book makes the setting almost a character in its own right.

I'm still not sure how I feel about the ending though but I will definitely be looking for the next book.



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