Deadly Deception
(The Deadly Series)
by Kate Parker
About the Book
Deadly Deception (The Deadly Series)
Historical Cozy Mystery
4th in Series
Setting – England – Germany
JDP Press (March 22, 2019)
Paperback: 316 pages
ISBN-10: 0997663758
ISBN-13: 978-0997663754
Digital ASIN: B07NPCJYPX
Everyone hides secrets. Some provoke murder.
Olivia Denis discovers her father kneeling over the body of a man…a man who supposedly drowned in the Channel years before. Olivia wants to ring for help, her father wants to hide the body, but a mysterious phone call brings Scotland Yard to the murder scene.
Olivia can’t stand by and let her maddening, disapproving father hang. To prove his innocence – and learn his secrets – she must work with a master spy. The search for clues takes Olivia to the continent and the Kent countryside, Hastings and London, pushing her deeper into the world of danger and deception.
As war between Germany and Britain stalks closer, the hunt for a Nazi collaborator intensifies. With a mounting death toll, Olivia knows she must unmask the killer or be the next to die.
Dollycas’s Thoughts
Olivia Denis and her father have a complicated relationship and it is about to get even more complicated. She arrives at his door to find him kneeling beside a dead man. She recognizes the man as someone she thought was already dead. Her father’s first inclination is to hide the body but before Oliva can explain why that wouldn’t be a good idea, the fellows from Scotland Yard are already at the door. Observing the scene in front of them they take her father away.
Then she can’t find him anywhere, not at the prison, he hasn’t returned home. She makes an interesting acquaintance who tells her he can help find her father if she helps him. Her employer also has an important job for her. And the war between Germany and Britain seems imminent. She knows her fiance is on a mission but has no idea where.
Olivia has no choice, she has to save her father and she has to do it quickly or they could both end up dead.
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Kate Parker picks up where Deadly Fashion
The author takes us on a journey, London, to the English countryside, with a side trip to Germany and back. Each trip is full of intrigue and peril. Olivia Denis is one smart, savvy, and very lucky woman, who seems to have friends in all the right places. The pace of this book is brisk and there is a lot going on, so putting the book down for any reason is darn near impossible. The ending is intense and surprising in an unusual way.
Again Ms. Parker paints a clear picture of time and place. Olivia’s many travels are so easily visualized, even in the middle of a field . . . in the dark. Her excursions had me trembling for her in places. The woman has no fear and it was exciting to follow her each and every step of the way.
Each story in this series builds from the last so I do recommend reading the books in order. The author continues to top herself with each new installment.
About the Author
Kate Parker grew up in Washington, D C, spent several years along the Carolina coast, and now finds herself in the Colorado front range. All the time, she has been busy plotting to spend more time in her favorite city, London, where her books are set. So far, she hasn’t been able to build a time machine, so she has to visit historical sites and books to immerse herself in the details of life in bygone days.
2019 will see the publication of her fourth Deadly Series book, Deadly Deception, as well as a novella, The Mystery at Chadwick House. Chadwick House will both be for sale at the usual retailers plus given away to the readers of her newsletter. It is her first contemporary mystery. Later in the year, Kate plans on publishing the second Milliner Mystery. Her daughter has informed her this year she will also become the servant of a large, exuberant dog.
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Your book sounds like a great read and thank you for sharing it with us.
I like historical series.
I really enjoy Kate Parker’s books. Thanks so much for featuring Deadly Deception on your blog!
I love historical fiction and Kate Parker’s books satisfy that need.
Cool a new series for me, Thanks
Thanks for the review on “Deadly Deception” by Kate Parker. Sounds like another great book by and great author. Can’t wait for the opportunity to read.
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Truly looking forward to reading your book.
The book looks terrific, Thanks for your generosity.
Congrats on the new release! The Deadly series sounds fascinating.
You’re a new author to me, I look forward to reading your books!