A Truth to Lie For

 Ann Perry has written another book in the Elena Standish series, A Truth to Lie For.

I am continuing to read  this series of mystery novels about Elena Standish during World War II because I feel dedicated to follow through, but I will say that they are not as compelling as they should be.  They  are easy to put down and hard to pick up and finish.  

Ann Perry has long been a favorite author of mine.  I really enjoyed the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt series and I have read some of the Hester and William Monk series but this time there is not enough of a mystery to each novel to make it exciting.  These novels take place during WWII . They are about the secret services of England trying to spy in Germany.  Each time there is a spy who has infiltrated a different department of war in Germany and is now compromised in some way and needs to get out of the country.  Elena is sent as a young woman who should not call attention to her herself and can help the person in question escape. Of course there are always complications.  

It is interesting that Perry as made a young woman the protagonist in this series, though her grandfather and her boss are also quite important to the story lines and their friendship always factors into the plot. It is still worth taking some time to read.