{"product_id":"book-cgb6","title":"The Prisoner in the Castle","description":"\u003cb\u003eA series of baffling murders among a group of imprisoned agents threatens the outcome of World War II in this chilling mystery from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMr. Churchill’s Secretary\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNovember, 1942. World War II is raging, and former spy Maggie Hope knows too much: what the British government is willing to do to keep its secrets, who is lying, who the double-crossers are. She knows exactly who is sending agents to their deaths. These are the reasons Maggie is isolated on a remote Scottish island, in a prison known as Killoch Castle. When one of her fellow inmates drops dead in the middle of his after-dinner drink—he’s only the first. As victims fall one by one, Maggie will have to call upon all her wits and skills to escape—not just certain death . . . but certain murder. For what’s the most important thing that Maggie Hope knows? She must survive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Prisoner in the Castle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The colonel sums it up best on page ten: ‘If you take a pretty girl and teach her how to kill, it can cause problems.’ Not just problems—\u003ci\u003eelectrifying\u003c\/i\u003e action and nonstop surprises. I loved this book!”\u003cb\u003e—R. L. Stine, author of the Goosebumps and Fear Street series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Another literary tour de force . . . From the book’s perfectly calibrated plot to its incisively etched characters, everything is handled with perfect finesse by the author.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePoisoned Pen Newsletter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One pleasure of a mystery series is connecting with a character that changes and grows with each novel. . . . Maggie’s intelligence and loyalty to the war effort continue to evolve in [Susan Elia] MacNeal’s series. . . . Solid twists keep the plot of \u003ci\u003eThe Prisoner in the Castle\u003c\/i\u003e churning until the surprise finale.”\u003cb\u003e—Associated Press\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A mystery . . . tailor-made for readers in the post-election, #MeToo era. . . . If you love a tricky puzzle that requires you to keep track of multiple alibis over time, this is your summer read.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Evocative.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“MacNeal uses [Agatha] Christie’s \u003ci\u003eAnd Then There Were None\u003c\/i\u003e as a framework for a character-driven mystery\/thriller that successfully emulates the original.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49330057249072,"sku":"BDcgb6","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/278150-cgb6-Square.jpg?v=1733764197","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-cgb6","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}