Birthright: A Parker Brooks Jennifer Ames WWII Mystery

J Parker Brooks had never met a girl quite like Jennifer Ames. Smart and spirited, the fellow American expatriate is a bright light in that otherwise dismal first winter in wartime England.. Fortunately, Jenny finds the urbane engineer businessman attractive as well. Although the two seem to be headed for the perfect romance, the reality of the World War soon intervenes. Her job at the secret code breaking center at Bletchley Park makes increasing demands on her time. Parker’s mysterious disappearances into war-torn France part them even further, but that is not the worst of it. There is something strange about these trips, and Jenny soon finds disturbing links between him and coded messages regarding someone named Birthright. These messages provide a hint of a world few deem possible. There is a resistance movement in England, seeking to extricate the nation from a war which they feel can only bring disaster to the nation. When France finally falls, the time seems right to make peace with the Germans. Hitler agrees. He has neither the desire nor the means to conquer the island Empire. He soon offers what seems to the resistance groups as reasonable terms. However both are rebuffed by one man--Winston Churchill. As weeks go by with no resolution, both groups become convinced that the only way forward is for the Prime Minister to be removed. As Jenny uncovers more and more about the subsequent plots, she becomes increasingly suspicious of Parker. She knows he is definitely involved in clandestine activities, and fears it may be for the wrong side. However, even she cannot guess the true nature of his job, and the full extent of the plots against the British government. She soon finds herself at the center of the maelstrom, uncertain as to how to proceed. However the key to her dilemma lies closer than she ever dreamed.