The Last Night in London

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Trigger warnings: cancer, grief, murder, war

Journalist Maddie Warner travels to London to interview a World War II-era model and uncovers a mystery.

Eva Harlow and Precious Dubose are fashion models in London during World War II. Both women are hiding secrets, including Eva's hidden identity. Eva thinks small-town Ethel isn't glamorous enough to be a model, so she's completely reinvented herself.

Eva and Precious are the best of friends before the war. Eva is dating aristocrat Graham St. John and is sad when he becomes a pilot for the RAF, leaving her and Precious alone in London. In Graham's absence, Eva finds herself embroiled in intelligence missions. But whose side is she on?

In 2019, journalist Madison Warner travels to London to interview Precious Dubose for a story about fashion during the war. During her interviews and investigations, Precious asks Maddie to find Eva if she wants the entire story.

Saskia Maarleveld and Barrie Kreinik are good narrators for the story, with one reading the wartime story and one reading the contemporary one. Maddie's Southern accent sometimes slips into a more non-regional American dialect, but other than that the performances are solid.

Recommended for fans of World War II fiction and historical women's fiction. Mystery readers will also enjoy the investigation into Eva's whereabouts.

Karen White is a New York Times bestselling author who has been published for two decades. She is known for her southern stories and lives near Atlanta.

Publisher: Berkley (print); Penguin Audio

Narrators: Saskia Maarleveld & Barrie Kreinik

Running Time: 16 hours, 21 minutes

Length: 480 pages

Release date: April 20, 2021

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