This was an enjoyable read in the genre of “elderly spy who gets involved solving a mystery!”
Retired agent Felicity Jardine is on the brink of drowning herself when she comes across a young baby floating in the river.
She manages to rescue the child and then tries to locate her parents. As the book progresses the reader is treated to flashbacks to cold war Berlin and Felicity’s induction as a spy. How can the present day events be connected to her past life?
Felicity is a great protagonist as she narrates her past and present story in a humorous and sardonic manner and gradually all is revealed.
The story moves along at a cracking pace with some very exciting heart in your mouth moments which show the reader that Felicity has not forgotten her old skills and has not lost any of her fast thinking as she needs all her wits to escape from some very tricky situations and some very nasty villains.
This could definitely be the start of an excellent series about Felicity and I for one would be first in the queue to read the next instalment should there be one.
Definitely a recommended read, particularly if you are a fan of books about elderly sleuths (Richard Osman’s books are comparable although there is more action in “A Sting in Her Tale” ) and like a lighthearted, action packed read.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for my advance copy.

I really enjoyed this book, the only reason I’ve not given it 5 stars is due to a very explicit sex scene which felt unnecessary, and in parts there were too much excessive detail about unrelated matters. But on to the good stuff, the book was fast paced, interesting, and although guessed quite a bit of it early on, it was really well developed. The mystery was nicely unraveled, and our heroine was likeable and mildly funny, though unintentionally. I’d recommend this book and hope the author does another in the series