Susan Elia MacNeal is the New York Times bestselling author of the Maggie Hope mysteries and Mother Daughter Traitor Spy. MacNeal won the Barry Award and an AudioFile Earphones award and has been nominated for the Edgar, Macavity, Agatha, Left Coast Crime, Dilys, ITW Thriller, and Nero awards. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and son.
“How far can a multitalented woman be pushed before she breaks?
British-born, American-raised Maggie Hope has held an amazing
series of jobs since moving to war-torn London. She's worked
for Winston Churchill, traveled as a spy to Berlin and Paris, and
escaped from a Scottish island where someone has been killing
exiled Special Operations Executive agents. . . . And she's [now]
faced with a new serial murder case when suitcases filled with
bones turn up in the Thames. . . . A bit of code-breaking and some
deeper insight into Reitter break open the case but put Maggie in
the killer's crosshairs. Action-packed, intertwined mysteries
featuring an introspective heroine and packed with little-known
historical details.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Vivid descriptions of devastated London and distinctive,
emotionally flawed characters enhance a plot that builds to a
wicked twist. This enjoyable effort will inspire those new to
MacNeal to seek out earlier entries.””—Publishers Weekly
“I have read and loved every single one of the Maggie Hope
mysteries. In her ninth, The King’s Justice, Susan
Elia MacNeal raises the bar. Maggie faces old enemies, new
killers, and her personal demons—not to mention unexploded
ordinance—with an extra helping of her own special brand of
derring-do. Longtime readers will be richly rewarded and
first-timers will be made instant fans by this taut, breathtaking,
and authentic read.”—Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling
author of The Lost Girls of Paris
“In The King’s Justice, Maggie Hope, a veteran of missions for
the Special Operations Executive, is suffering from what we now
call PTSD and doing it none too quietly. The mystery is
riveting, but Maggie’s emotional journey is at the heart of this
superb novel as she struggles to come to grips with the impact
of the violence she has endured, as did so many. I devoured this
story.”—James R. Benn, author of When Hell Struck
Twelve and other Billy Boyle WWII mysteries
“Susan Elia MacNeal spins another rousing tale featuring gutsy
Maggie Hope. Once again, MacNeal deftly weaves a fast-paced
mystery with enticing historical detail, but this time gives
us a fully realized exploration of a psychologically wounded
but still determined survivor of the darkness of war. . . . A
multilayered thriller that will keep you up all night
reading!”—Melanie Benjamin, New York Times bestselling
author of The Aviator's Wife and The Swans of Fifth
Avenue
“The King’s Justice is gripping. It is reality, gritty and
frightening. I feel the cold, the fear, and the courage. The very
air of it exists on the edges of my own memory.”—Anne Perry,
bestselling author of Death in Focus
“With any luck the adventures of red-haired super-sleuth Maggie
Hope will go on forever. Maggie makes for an appealingly
damaged heroine, struggling to overcome the emotional scars that
espionage and murder have left on her soul, losing herself in
cigarettes, scotch, and risk-taking—but the war won’t allow Maggie
much in the way of rest, as a serial killer, a missing
Stradivarius, and the sensational murder trial of her last
antagonist collide in a new series of challenges. Taut,
well-plotted, and suspenseful, this is a wartime mystery to sink
your teeth into.”—Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling
author of The Huntress
“Inimitable, indefatigable, intrepid—there simply are not enough
good adjectives to describe Maggie Hope. The latest
installment of Susan Elia MacNeal’s masterful series brings us a
wiser and wounded Maggie, one who defuses bombs and buzzes around
London on her motorbike, drowning her demons in pink gin and
pitting her wits against a serial killer determined to have the
last laugh. I was riveted from the first page to the last,
rooting for Maggie all the way. Reading her latest adventure is
like walking a tightrope made of razor wire.”—Deanna
Raybourn, New York Times bestselling author of A
Murderous Relation
“Set in wartime London 1943, Susan Elia MacNeal’s latest Maggie
Hope novel, The King’s Justice, is a powerfully emotional
work that poses difficult questions for Maggie as she
searches for justice. Or is it actually vengeance she wants?
Perhaps redemption? A charismatic but severely damaged
heroine, Maggie’s a ticking bomb, not unlike the dangerous,
unexploded ordnance it’s her job to defuse daily. The King’s
Justice is a poetically nuanced portrayal of London in war,
twisted souls, and hard moral choices. But more than anything
else—and best of all—it’s a brilliant novel featuring a very
human Wonder Woman.”—James W. Ziskin
“A new Maggie Hope mystery is always cause for joy, and The King’s
Justice proves once again that Susan Elia MacNeal sits at the
top of her genre. Beautifully written and meticulously researched,
this novel immerses readers in the threadbare vibrancy of wartime
London and the moral complexity at the heart of justice, as Maggie
battles her own despair to track down a murderer of extraordinary
depravity. MacNeal spins yet another superb yarn that will leave
you yearning for the next.” –Beatriz Williams
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