MR. CHURCHILL’S SECRETARY: A NOVEL
Book ID/图书代码： 12731112B53199
English Summary/英文概要： For fans of Jacqueline Winspear, Laurie R. King, and Anne Perry, Mr. Churchill’s Secretary captures the drama of an era of unprecedented challenge—and the greatness that rose to meet it.
London, 1940. Winston Churchill has just been sworn in, war rages across the Channel, and the threat of a Blitz looms larger by the day. But none of this deters Maggie Hope. She graduated at the top of her college class and possesses all the skills of the finest minds in British intelligence, but her gender qualifies her only to be the newest typist at No. 10 Downing Street. Her indefatigable spirit and remarkable gifts for codebreaking, though, rival those of even the highest men in government, and Maggie finds that working for the prime minister affords her a level of clearance she could never have imagined—and opportunities she will not let pass. In troubled, deadly times, with air-raid sirens sending multitudes underground, access to the War Rooms also exposes Maggie to the machinations of a menacing faction determined to do whatever it takes to change the course of history.
Ensnared in a web of spies, murder, and intrigue, Maggie must work quickly to balance her duty to King and Country with her chances for survival. And when she unravels a mystery that points toward her own family’s hidden secrets, she’ll discover that her quick wits are all that stand between an assassin’s murderous plan and Churchill himself.
In this daring debut, Susan Elia MacNeal blends meticulous research on the era, psychological insight into Winston Churchill, and the creation of a riveting main character, Maggie Hope, into a spectacularly crafted novel.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本书的作者SUSAN ELIA MACNEAL是杰奎琳•温斯皮尔，劳丽R.金，和安妮•佩里的忠实追随者，所以她的新作《邱吉尔的秘书》也秉承他们的风格，抓住了这个前所未有的时代所带给我们的挑战，也使得这部小说更具戏剧性。 1940年的伦敦，邱吉尔刚刚宣誓就职，战火蔓延过了英吉利海峡，闪电战的威胁与日俱增。但是这一切都没有阻止Maggie Hope。她从大学以最高分毕业，并且是英国情报部门最出色的人才，但是由于性别的关系，纵然她有多么聪慧，到最后也只成为了唐宁街10号的新打字员。可她不屈不饶的精神和在破解密码方面惊人的天赋使哪怕政府里权位最高的男人也自愧不如，而且Maggie发现为总理工作使她拥有了从未想象能够得到的机会，一个她永远都不愿退让的机会。在艰难困苦的岁月里，随着防空警报的响起，都有大批的人被送往地下防空洞，这使得Maggie有机会揭露一个惊人的阴谋，其可怕程度甚至可能改变历史的进程。
身陷于间谍网络，谋杀和阴谋中,Maggie必须尽可能快地完成自己的使命来效忠国王与国家，也保全自己的性命。当她发现了一个与自身家族有关的秘密后，她也突然觉察，她的智慧正阻碍着一场谋杀还有邱吉尔自身的计划。
在这部大胆的处女作中，Susan Elia MacNeal融入了许多她对那个时代的调查，对邱吉尔的心理也进行了深刻的洞察，由此才在这部引人注目的小说中创造出了这样一个令人印象深刻的主角，Maggie Hope。(XAT)
Awards/获奖情况：入圍2013年麥卡維帝獎（Macavity Award）最佳首作（Best First Mystery Novel）
入圍2013年黛利絲獎（Dilys Award）“这部处女作作品充满智慧，细节丰富，且悬念丛生。”---Stefanie Pintoff
“这是一部出色的读物，充满了精彩的细节和真实的包括邱吉尔在内的人物，MacNeal的快节奏惊悚小说使人们一瞥二战紧张，艰苦而充满危险的生活。”---Rhys Bowen
“这部小说围绕着伦敦闪电战展开，在你面前展现的是一部紧张悬疑，气势恢宏的处女作。我非常喜欢它。”——Cara Black，《帕西谋杀案》作者
“1940的英国笼罩在战争的阴影下，这使得这位勇敢智慧的年轻女性的形象更加光辉。这是战时伦敦的真实写照。”——Carolyn Hart，《逃离巴黎》
“这本书令人爱不释手，里面的女英雄Maggie Hope的乐观精神更是深入人心。”——C. C. Benison，《十二击鼓鼓手》
Praise
“Another rousing adventure….I LOVE this series. I find it hard to stop going to research the actions in the book, as I realize it is fiction, but it reads like a real adventure.” —Deadly Pleasures (Rating: A)
“MacNeal’s sophomore historical outing synchronizes perfectly with the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign. With a smart, code-breaking mathematician heroine, abundant World War II spy intrigue, and a whiff of romance, this series has real luster.”—Library Journal (starred review)
“MacNeal provides a vivid view of life both above and below stairs at Windsor Castle.”—Publishers Weekly
“You’ll be [Maggie Hope’s] loyal subject, ready to follow her wherever she goes.”—Oprah.com
Rights sold to date: Chinese (Chongqing), Czech (Albatros), UK and British Commonwealth (Constable & Robinson), Japanese (Tokyo Sogensha).
“A terrific read . . . Chock full of fascinating period details and real people including Winston Churchill, MacNeal’s fast-paced thriller gives a glimpse of the struggles, tensions, and dangers of life on the home front during World War II.”—Rhys Bowen, author of Royal Blood and winner of the Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity awards
About the Author/作者介绍： 这是Susan Elia MacNea的处女作《邱吉尔的秘书》，将与2012年4月由兰登书屋出版，而其续集《伊利莎白公主的间谍》将于2012年8月出版。她目前正致力于Maggie Hope系列小说的第三本及第四本的创作。
她目前与丈夫Noel MacNea和年幼的儿子住在纽约布鲁克林Susan Elia MacNeal’s debut novel, Mr. Churchill’s Secretary, will be published in by Bantam Dell/Random House in April of 2012, and the sequel, Princess Elizabeth’s Spy, in August 2012. She is currently working on as-yet untitled books #3 and #4 in the Maggie Hope series.
Susan is married and lives with her husband, Noel MacNeal, and young son in Brooklyn, New York.
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Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE(到期可授)
Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE(到期可授)
Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：Rights sold: Czech – Albatros; Chinese (Simplified): Chinese Green Culture; Japanese – Tokyo Sogensha; Turkish – Sola Yayinlari; UK/BC: Constable & Robinson
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