Don’t miss the thrilling new novel from Kate Quinn The Briar Club “The reigning queen of
historical fiction” - Fiona Davis New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth
Avenue The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Huntress and The Alice
Network returns with another heart-stopping World War II historical fiction novel of three
female code breakers at Bletchley Park and the spy they must root out after the war is over.
1940. As England prepares to fight the Nazis three very different women answer the call to
mysterious country estate Bletchley Park where the best minds in Britain train to break German
military codes. Vivacious debutante Osla is the girl who has everything—beauty wealth and the
dashing Prince Philip of Greece sending her roses—but she burns to prove herself as more than a
society girl and puts her fluent German to use as a translator of decoded enemy secrets.
Imperious self-made Mab product of east-end London poverty works the legendary codebreaking
machines as she conceals old wounds and looks for a socially advantageous husband. Both Osla
and Mab are quick to see the potential in local village spinster Beth whose shyness conceals a
brilliant facility with puzzles and soon Beth spreads her wings as one of the Park’s few
female cryptanalysts. But war loss and the impossible pressure of secrecy will tear the three
apart in this unforgettable story of women in WWII. 1947. In a riveting dual timeline as the
royal wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip whips post-war Britain into a fever
three friends-turned-enemies are reunited by a mysterious encrypted letter-the key to which
lies buried in the long-ago betrayal that destroyed their friendship and left one of them
confined to an asylum. A mysterious traitor has emerged from the shadows of their Bletchley
Park past and now Osla Mab and Beth must resurrect their old alliance and crack one last
code together. But each petal they remove from the rose code brings danger-and their true
enemy-closer... WWII Historical Fiction: Based on the real-life codebreaking efforts at
Bletchley Park this novel plunges you into the high-stakes world of wartime intelligence
where three brilliant women work in secret to help turn the tide of the war. A Found Family
Torn Apart: Follows the intense friendship of Osla Mab and Beth forged in the crucible of
war. But the impossible pressure of their work and a devastating betrayal will shatter their
bond and turn them into enemies. Codebreaking and Espionage: At a mysterious country estate
German military codes are broken and enemy secrets are revealed. But a traitor lurks in the
shadows leading to a desperate spy hunt that stretches years beyond the war. A Post-War
Mystery: Years after their friendship was destroyed a mysterious encrypted letter reunites the
three women. To crack one last code they must confront their past-including the betrayal that
left one of them in an asylum.
