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Old 12-07-2022, 02:03 PM   #6675
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The Physicists' Daughter, which is the first in a new series by Mary Anna Evans, was one of my favorite mysteries of 2022. Which is a little odd since, although I like Evans' other main series a lot, I don't love it to the same extent. I am a little biased about The Physicists' Daughter because the protagonist, Justine Byrne, reminded me of my mother, who faced many of the same issues at around the same time, and because, even decades later, as a female in engineering, I also (sadly) still had to deal with many of the same issues, although to a lesser degree. And also because I tried welding, but never managed to do it very well, so I'm in awe of Justine's skill.

But I also found the mystery itself to be engaging, and I loved the author's attention to the details of the WW II time and setting. So, now that I've really talked it up , I'll add that The Physicists' Daughter is on sale in both the US ($1.99) and UK (£1.64) right now.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TGB4BVK
Kindle US/Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B09TGB4BVK
Kobo US (discountable): https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the...cists-daughter
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09TGB4BVK
Kindle UK/Smile: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09TGB4BVK

Spoiler:
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No one can be trusted. The fate of a country is at stake. And everything depends on the physicists' daughter.

New Orleans, 1944.

Sabotage. That's the word on factory worker Justine Byrne's mind as she is repeatedly called to weld machine parts that keep failing with no clear cause. Could someone inside the secretive Carbon Division be deliberately undermining the factory's Allied war efforts?

Raised by her late parents to think logically, she also can't help wondering just what the oddly shaped carbon gadgets she assembles day after day have to do with the boats the factory builds. When a crane inexplicably crashes to the factory floor, leaving a woman dead, Justine can no longer ignore her nagging fear that German spies are at work within the building, trying to put the factory and its workers out of commission.

Unable to trust anyone—not the charming men vying for her attention, not her unpleasant boss, and not even the women who work beside her—Justine draws on the legacy of her unconventional upbringing to keep her division running and protect her coworkers, her country, and herself from a war that is suddenly very close to home.


Oh yeah, and if you want my full review, although you got a good chunk of it already , it's on my blog...
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