I enjoyed this a lot, and really admire Ms. Ryan's writing. But I admit I was not as absorbed as I was by the Chilbury Ladies Choir or The Kitchen Front. The addition of more action/adventure was great, lots more suspense than her other two, and one or two surprises I did not see coming (but one I did guess, which is always fun!).

However, I had a little trouble believing some of the characters, and the ending was .. hmm... okay. But just okay.