A Traitor in Whitehall
From Julia Kelly, internationally bestselling author of The Last Dance of the Debutante, comes the first in the mysterious and immersive Evelyne Redfern series, A Traitor in Whitehall.
"Kelly spins an Agatha Christie-esque mystery . . . thoroughly delightful and well-researched."―Susan Elia MacNeal
1940, England: Evelyne Redfern, known as “The Parisian Orphan” as a child, is working on the line at a munitions factory in wartime London. When Mr. Fletcher, one of her father’s old friends, spots Evelyne on a night out, Evelyne finds herself plunged into the world of Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s cabinet war rooms.
However, shortly after she settles into her new role as a secretary, one of the girls at work is murdered, and Evelyne must use all of her amateur sleuthing expertise to find the killer. But doing so puts her right in the path of David Poole, a cagey minister’s aide who seems determined to thwart her investigations. That is, until Evelyne finds out David’s real mission is to root out a mole selling government secrets to Britain’s enemies, and the pair begrudgingly team up.
With her quick wit, sharp eyes, and determination, will Evelyne be able to find out who’s been selling England’s secrets and catch a killer, all while battling her growing attraction to David?
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Julia Kelly
Julia Kelly writes historical fiction with a keen eye for the lives that unfold behind the headlines of history. While major events shape the worlds of her novels, her stories are most interested in the people living through them, the women navigating uncertainty, the families separated by circumstance, and the individuals whose quiet decisions often carry extraordinary weight.
Born in Scotland and later living in both England and the United States, she developed an appreciation for history not simply as a collection of dates and events, but as a tapestry of personal experiences. That perspective has become a defining feature of her work. Whether exploring wartime Britain, family secrets, or relationships tested by upheaval, she approaches the past as something intimate and deeply human.
Evelyne Redfern
World War II provides the backdrop for countless mysteries, but the Evelyne Redfern series approaches the era from a refreshingly personal angle. Rather than focusing solely on battlefields or intelligence agencies, these novels explore the hidden tensions of wartime Britain through the eyes of a sharp-minded young woman whose curiosity repeatedly places her at the center of dangerous investigations.
Evelyne Redfern consists of three books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
