I absolutely love this series Barbour Books has put out about the women of World War II, not just those who served in the Armed Forces, but those who supported the efforts of the Allies during the war. The Escape Game is the newest offering in the series and while Beryl's support isn't as overt as some of the other characters in the other books, her support is necessary, none-the-less. I appreciate that all of these books are based on actual happenings with a bit of artistic license to flesh out the story. The skill of the writers who put these novels together make them interesting to read and hard to put down.
Beryl is a secretary for the owner of a game manufacturing company by day, caretaker of her mum by night, and in between she's an Air Raid Patrol warden. James is Beryl's brother who is serving in Africa. Kenneth is a pilot from the United States flying for the Royal Air Force in the Eagle Squadron. Beryl, James, and Kenneth are friends from their days at Oxford.
When Kenneth's plane is hit and goes down, he becomes a prisoner of war. One of the things drilled into him during training is that if you are captured, make every effort to escape. When Beryl's company starts making games to aid the POWs to escape, Beryl writes to let her brother and Kenneth, who are POWs in the same camp, know to look for the game, and its significance. She has to couch it in terms that won't get noticed by the censors.
Marilyn Turk has woven this novel with twists and turns that keep the readers on the edges of their seats. While addressing the home-front issues of the war in Great Britain, she has pulled together a cohesive story that has such a satisfying outcome it leaves the readers wanting more. The prologue sets the stage for the narrative to play out, while the epilogue brings the plot full circle.
Five Stars, Two Thumbs Up, and a Monopoly game to escape the cares of this world for a few minutes.
Barbour Books provided the copy I read for this review. All opinions expressed are solely my own.
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