A Question of Betrayal: An Elena Standish Novel

· Elena Standish Book 2 · Sold by Ballantine Books
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On her first mission for MI6, the daring young photographer at the heart of this thrilling new mystery series by bestselling author Anne Perry travels to Mussolini’s Italy to rescue the lover who betrayed her.

Britain’s secret intelligence service, MI6, has lost contact with its informant in northern Italy, just as important information about the future plans of Austria and Nazi Germany is coming to light. And young Elena Standish, to her surprise, is the only person who can recognize MI6’s man—because he is her former lover. Aiden Strother betrayed Elana six years ago, throwing shame on her entire family. Now, with so much to prove, Elena heads to Trieste to track down Aiden and find out what happened to his handler, who has mysteriously cut off contact with Britain.

As Elena gets word of a secret group working to put Austria in the hands of Germany, her older sister, Margot, is in Berlin to watch a childhood friend get married—to a member of the Gestapo. Margot and Elena’s grandfather, the former head of MI6, is none too happy about the sisters’ travels at this tumultuous time, especially when a violent event at home reminds him that even Britain is growing dangerous. As his own investigation collides with his granddaughter's, what’s at stake on the continent becomes increasingly frightening—and personal.

Against the backdrop of a rapidly changing Europe, New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry crafts a novel full of suspense, political intrigue, and the struggle between love and loyalty to country.

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4.7
3 reviews
Janice Tangen
September 8, 2020
historical-research, historical-places-events, historical-fiction, espionage, double-agent, 1930s, British, family-dynamics, friendship She thought he was a traitor who turned his back on her and on England. Now she is being asked to face him again under even more difficult circumstances in the backdrop of a pending world war. In another well researched historical mystery with entanglements in family and more, the author has provided us with another devious mystery and possibly a cautionary tale. The story is as convoluted as the politics of the era and the characters are only too believable. It held my attention even after I finished it! I requested and received a free ebook copy from Random House Publishing /Ballantine Books via NetGalley. Thank you!
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brf1948
September 8, 2020
I received a free electronic ARC of this historical British novel from Netgalley, Anne Perry, and Ballantine Books on August 14, 2020. I have read this novel of my own volition and this review reflects my honest opinion of this work. A Question of Betrayal is a pre-WWII story, but anything written by Anne Perry is a sure bet. She is an author I follow. I am thoroughly enjoying these books by several authors that cover happenings in between the European wars, and especially those that cover the growing unrest in some of the smaller countries that were rolled up by the German machine later on. There was so much going on, so many countries affected besides Germany and France. They are of course our usual focus group of WWI and WWII. The pain and suffering were however international, universal. Elena Standish is the 28-year-old granddaughter of Lucas Standish, the man who was head of British Intelligence during WWI, and is herself a member of MI6 in 1933, though with only a couple of cases under her belt. Her boss Peter Howard is certain she is the perfect operative to undertake the retrieval of Aiden Strother, an operative embedded for several years in Trieste, Italy, and currently isolated, with the chain of contact and information broken. Things are heating up in both Italy and Germany and that information chain is essential. World affairs are looking bad again, with trouble in the wings, and England cannot be caught off guard. The fact that Aiden was Elena's lover six years ago when he was accused of being a double agent and cut off without a country might make Peter think twice about using Elena for this job but the work she has tackled for him in the past has been strictly professional, and she will know Aiden when she sees him. Without access to his handler Max, disappeared these many days, finding Aiden will not be easy. Getting him out of Italy unscathed will be even harder. If anything happens to Elena, however, Peter will have to answer to Lucas, a man he really respects - and sometimes fears.
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Ellen White
September 8, 2020
A QUESTION OF BETRAYAL. Anne Perry Setting before WWII. After four months she thought she had proven herself to do a more intricate job of espionage.for BMI. An agent cover has been blown, Alden had been getting information from the Germans, giving it to Britain.. He betrayed her, but not Britain. She will be going to Trieste, Italy without letting anyone know she is going, Alder will know and trust her. He has been a double agent, and she is there to extract him,a good time period plot, and a world one only reads about. It was fast paced with intrigue and danger, Good second book in this series. Given ARC from Net Galley and Ram don House for my voluntary review and my honest opinion
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About the author

Anne Perry was the bestselling author of two acclaimed series set in Victorian England: the William Monk novels and the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels. She was also the author of a series featuring Charlotte and Thomas Pitt's son, Daniel, as well as the Elena Standish series; a series of five World War I novels; twenty-one holiday novels; and a historical novel, The Sheen on the Silk, set in the Byzantine Empire. Anne Perry died in 2023.

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