Britain's beloved monarch may be approaching ninety, but there is another younger side of Her Royal Highness. Special Agent Maggie Hope is back. She made her debut in MacNeal's first novel Mr. Churchill's Secretary. Princess Elizabeth’s Spy A Maggie Hope Mystery by Susan Elia MacNeal Bantam October 2012 World War II sweeps the Continent and England steels itself against German attacks. Maggie Hope is an M1-5 Operative. who has hidden talents. She has completed training and hopes for a juicy assignment. To her great consternation, she is sent to Windsor Castle to tutor the young princesses Elizabeth and Margaret. The upstairs-downstairs world of royals and servants proves to be very dangerous indeed. Maggie must be on her toes at all times. Castle life is not what she had envisioned it to be. Maggie is assigned a senior handler to whom she is required to make timely reports. She doesn't always see eye to eye with her handler which causes some minor problems. Things really heat up at the Castle when the Young Princess Elizabeth is kidnapped. Maggie resolves to do everything in her power to help rescue the princess. What happens and who the kidnappers are will surprise you. Ms. MacNeal is an excellent writer of historical fiction. She perfectly captures the spirit of wartime Britain. I loved the book and you will too. Highly recommended.