The Traitor Among Us, Anne Perry
The Traitor Among Us, Anne Perry
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The Traitor Among Us

Author: Anne Perry

Narrator: Susan Lyons

Unabridged: 10 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/12/2023


Synopsis

Elena Standish investigates the murder of a fellow MI6 agent near the country estate of one of England’s most influential families, in this gripping mystery from New York Timesbestselling author Anne Perry.

Not far from the sprawling grounds of Wyndham Hall, the body of longtime MI6 agent John Repton is found, shot dead with a single bullet to the heart. The corpse’s proximity to the estate sends ripples of concern through the intelligence community: Repton was killed
while surveilling the members of a household with alleged ties to fascists who threaten the security of the country, as Hitler’s influence spreads across Europe. Elena Standish is assigned the case, thanks to her new connection to the Wyndham family: Her older sister,
Margot, is being courted by Lady Wyndham’s brother.

Elena secures an invitation to Wyndham Hall for herself and a companion—her colleague James Allenby. To covertly investigate Repton’s murder, the pair must uncover the true loyalties of the people in the house while protecting Margot from her beau’s potentially
dangerous relatives. But Elena is torn, for her widowed sister has finally found happiness after years of sorrow, and having to take down the Wyndhams would destroy Margot’s new relationship.

As Elena and Allenby dig deeper into the Wyndham family’s nefarious connections, Margot grows suspicious. Can Elena reconcile her political and professional obligations with her loyalty and love for her sister? Will Elena and Allenby uncover their colleague’s killer? In
The Traitor Among Us, Anne Perry raises the stakes—for Elena, MI6, and the future of Britain.

About Anne Perry

Sometimes the personal story of a particular author seems almost as intriguing as the books they write. Such is the life of British author Anne Perry (aka Juliet Marion Hulme). As a child Hulme was very ill with tuberculosis and ended up being fostered out by a family in the Caribbean. She did get better, and the family moved to a private island in New Zealand, where she describes her life as a Swiss family Robinson type existence. She became ill again and during her bouts of illness through her teen years, she missed most of her childhood education. However, her mother had prepared her by teaching her how to read and write by the time she was four. Her heart always seemed to be in writing.

At the age of 15, Juliet and her best friend plotted and killed her friend's mother. The three went for a walk in the park and Hulme dropped a stone, causing the mother to bend over to pick it up, and her friend hit her own mother on the head with a half brick. They had planned on the strike killing her, but they had to strike her 20 times before she was dead. The girls were put on trial and each served five years in prison. It is said that they never saw each other again after being released. For many years, nobody connected author Anne Perry as the teen murderer, Juliet Hulme. In 1994, the film Heavenly Creatures, portrayed Hulme and her friend Pauline Parker with characters being played by Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey respectively.

Perry's genre of writing covers Victorian Era Detective fiction for the most part. Her novels have been centered around two main characters, Thomas Pitt and William Monk. She has published 47 novels and several collections of stories.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kim on October 03, 2023

A lot of discussions, not much action. Was perplexed by the relationship between the two sisters, a lot of weird flare ups. Also Elena and Allenby were pretty inept investigators, bumbling around in the dark waiting to get injured! Did enjoy the dress descriptions - unusual for me! And the made to o......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on January 01, 2024

This was a jumping in at number five in a series to check out this character Elena Standish. Country house gatherings, subterfuge, murder, clandestine outings with a sprinkling of romance. There were a lot of sidesteps in this dance including Wallace Simpson and the king. Anything that pointed towar......more

Goodreads review by Kat on September 12, 2023

The Traitor Among Us is the fifth and presumably last book in Anne Perry's historical mystery series Elena Standish. Sadly, Ms. Perry died earlier this year, leaving a gaping hole in the literary world that will be impossible to fill. This series, along with her Daniel Pitt series, are two of my fav......more

Goodreads review by Glenda on October 31, 2023

I’ve enjoyed this series. With the author’s death, likely the last one. Sad.......more

Goodreads review by Marcia on August 02, 2023

A very slow burn, TheTraitor Among Us, turned out to be a beautifully written, typically detailed British who done it, the ending of which was impossible to predict. Elena Standish and her colleague James Allenby, both MI6 agents, are charged with finding the murderer of another agent, whose death a......more