The Prime Minister's Secret Agent

The narration spoils the book

What made the experience of listening to The Prime Minister's Secret Agent the most enjoyable?

The series is interesting and the time period and history described makes for a good read.

Would you be willing to try another book from Susan Elia MacNeal? Why or why not?

I like the author but some else needs to narrate.

What didn’t you like about Susan Duerden’s performance?

Her cadence and breathy deliver is hard to listen to. There are emphasis where there shouldn't be and her raspy whispery voice is annoying.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No

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GET IT RIGHT!!!!

There were several goofs in this book including name mix-ups. But the one inexcusable error was referring to a sailor as a "private"!! Insulting. If you are going to write a book about war and the military at least get the ranks and ratings correct!!!

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Enjoyed

Would you listen to The Prime Minister's Secret Agent again? Why?

I enjoyed the different turns and twists in this installment of the series.

Any additional comments?

I still have a challenge with the narration style of the narrarator, although she does do a lovely job with the character voices

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Dissapointed

If you could sum up The Prime Minister's Secret Agent in three words, what would they be?

Waste of time

What could Susan Elia MacNeal have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

This book is basically about Maggie working through her issues so she can go do spy work again. I felt like this could have been condensed into a couple chapters at most and then get on with the story.

Any additional comments?

I've really enjoyed the series so far. I was looking forward to this book, but was disappointed because the whole book felt like an interlude between stories rather than a story in itself. I kept waiting for the story to pick up speed, by the time it started gaining momentum it was over.

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Great series <br />

Good plot, character and intrigue in the whole Maggie Hope mystery series. Thoroughly enjoyed them all.

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slow....

slow story line, slow reading, slow developing the story line. just hated the section on Clara's mother - really? just not as exciting as the other books by far. was a dialed in story, dialed in performance. will give serious thought before purchasing the next one, maybe borrow from the local library instead. oh and let me add boringly slow.

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Good story

Is there anything you would change about this book?

A different narrator. Her style is breathless and bumpy.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Susan Duerden?

Davina Porter

Do you think The Prime Minister's Secret Agent needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

Yes, of course. We need to see Maggie in the US, find out what path her mother follows, and see how her half sister gets released from Germany.

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Revisionary History

What disappointed you about The Prime Minister's Secret Agent?

Long dragged out conversations that appear to be US and British hate-baiting. Listened for over 2 hours of the nice hour book and and never found out what the mystery was. Depression and anger run rampant

What could Susan Elia MacNeal have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Quit writing made up conversations that last 30 minutes about philosophy (Churchhill rants on and on )

Which scene was your favorite?

Could not find a favorite scene because I could not tolerate listening for HOURS with out a story to follow.

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A Good Series

While the Maggie Hope series is not as good as the Maisie Dobbs series it is still very good. It's a little more light-hearted than the MD series. The setting is London during WWII. Maggie Hope begins as a secretary for Prime Minister Churchill, becomes a code breaker, and the series develops from there. Enjoyable.

another solid story

You might at times think this is a lovely cozy mystery and it does have that aspect at the root, but in fact, their are deep issues dealt within each of the books. It's shocking hearing Frau Hess describe who she hates. It terrible hearing the moral compromises of war. It also fun to have the real facts and time lines and known people as ancillary characters. I looked up "That Hamilton Woman" and MT Niikata plus a few other items.
I am told the next book will deal with how black soldiers were treated in war 2. The author doesn't take the easy way out but hits the subject matter straight on surrounded by a little fluff, romance and well rounded troupe of characters