The Prisoner in the Castle by Susan Elia MacNeal

At the end of the last book, Maggie Hope had been sent to Forbidden Island after a mission gone horribly wrong and after the discovery of a major war secret. At the beginning of this book, a society recruit with a penchant for killing is sent to the island as well. Basically, everyone on the island has been sent because they're a broken toy. And it ends up that with an island of broken toys, it can turn into an Agatha Christie mystery very quickly.
I really enjoy Ms. MacNeal's stories and this one did not disappoint.

This book came out August 7
Four stars
ARC kindly provided by NetGalley

The Paris Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal

Maggie Hope is again fighting the Axis powers in World War II. This time, she's behind enemy lines, searching for a fellow spy who it is feared has been captured. While there, she is also looking for her sister. Interspersed are bits and pieces of Sarah and Hugh's work as well. There is a lot going on in this story. A LOT. But MaNeal is generally successful in weaving together all the plot points. Maggie is on the verge of becoming less relatable, which was one of the best parts of this series. I hope that she'll be a little more human and a little less super-spy in the next book.

This book comes out today
Four stars

The Queen's Accomplice by Susan Elia MacNeal

Maggie is back to real life, working for the SOE, being seriously undervalued, making connections that no one else is making. Agents overseas seem to be in trouble but no one is listening. Meanwhile, in England, someone is mimicking Jack the Ripper and killing off women; specifically, women who are supposed to be working at the SOE.
It was a little grim for me and dragged in some places, but I think regular Maggie Hope readers will enjoy this latest addition to the canon. Especially Inspector Durgin who seems to actually appreciate Maggie and all of her talents. We also get news of Maggie's sister, Elise and learn of the new jobs given to Hugh and Sarah.

Three and a half stars
This book comes out October 4

Mrs. Roosevelt's Confidante by Susan Elia MacNeal

Regular Maggie Hope readers will love this book. I think beginners to the series will be able to fall in pretty easily be able to fall in as well.
Pearl Harbor has been bombed and Maggie's joining Prime Minister Churchill in his trip to help American and Britain become firm allies.
She's relieved to be back in America (partly because austerity measures are not yet in place). She's also excited to rekindle her romance with John... but fate steps in. It seems that Mrs. Roosevelt's secretary has committed suicide. But we readers know that something else entirely has occurred. It seems the secretary was caught up in a scheme to discredit the president's wife (and thus, the president). But was she killed in order to further the scheme or prevent it? It seems that Maggie's skills in protection and detection will come in handy here. She'll also lend her help to defending a black man put on trial (lots of period-consistent but terribly un-PC language used herein) for killing a white man.
A lot of character development in this book. I think some people may be disappointed by some of the movement but I am actually enjoying watching Maggie grow as a person and can't wait to read the next book.