<p><b>Spy and code-breaker extraordinaire Maggie Hope returns to war-weary London where she is thrust into the dangerous hunt for a monster as the<i> New York Times</i> bestselling mystery series for fans of Jacqueline Winspear Charles Todd and Anne Perry continues.</b></p><p>England 1942. The Nazis' relentless Blitz may have paused but London's nightly blackouts continue. Now under the cover of darkness a madman is brutally killing and mutilating young women in eerie and exact re-creations of Jack the Ripper's crimes. What's more he's targeting women who are reporting for duty to be Winston Churchill's spies and saboteurs abroad. The officers at MI-5 quickly realize they need the help of special agent Maggie Hope to find the killer dubbed 'the Blackout Beast.' A trap is set. But once the murderer has his sights on Maggie not even Buckingham Palace can protect the resourceful spy from her fate.</p>