The Whispers of War

World War II created a lot of atrocities performed by many nations.  The Germans trying to exterminate the Jews, The U.S. interring the Japanese-Americans, The U.K. interring German emigres.  There wasn't a people group that wasn't touched by the War and by the governments involved in the war. 

The Whispers of War by Julia Kelly describes the war from the perspective of three young ladies who went to school together and now meet together as frequently as possible to keep the friendship alive.  Nora worked for the Home Office,  Hazel works in a marriage match-making office, and Marie is the secretary for the German department of the University. 

When the Germans start advancing toward England, members of the Home Office begin investigating the German ex-pats who now live in England.  Marie comes under scrutiny because of letters her cousin wrote to the Nazi government in Germany.  The investigation even comes to include Nora and Hazel. 

Julia Kelly uses a time split trope to tell the story of Marie, but she does it so well that the story doesn't seem disjointed.  Her pacing of the story within story moves at a comfortable pace and the intrigue within the story is compelling.  It follows Julia's first book in the series, Light Over London, which I reviewed here.

NetGalley.com and Gallery Books provided the galley I read for this review.  Five Stars, Two Thumbs Up, and some false papers to get out of the country.