The Last Hope: A Maggie Hope Mystery

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All will be revealed in this no-holds-barred finale of the "masterful" (Deanna Raybourn), New York Times bestselling, and Edgar Award-nominated Maggie Hope series as the intrepid spy teams up with fashion designer-and possible double agent-Coco Chanel to bring down the physicist behind Nazi Germany's nuclear program. "Longtime fans and new readers alike will delight in this sparkling, exuberant story, complete with MacNeal's brilliant prose, vivid details, and pitch perfect plotting." -Lynda Cohen Loigman, bestselling author of The Wartime Sisters NATIONAL BESTSELLER . All will be revealed in this no-holds-barred finale of the Edgar Award-nominated Maggie Hope series as the intrepid spy teams up with fashion designer-and possible double agent-Coco Chanel to bring down the physicist behind Nazi Germany's nuclear program. "Intrepid Maggie Hope's high-stakes mission is fraught with danger and moral questions. . . . A heartfelt story."-Cara Black, New York Times bestselling author of Three Hours in Paris Maggie Hope has come a long way since she was Mr. Churchill's secretary. In the face of tremendous danger, she's learned espionage, sabotage, and reconnaissance. But things are different now that she has so much to lose, including the possibility of a family with John Sterling, the man who's long held her heart. British Intelligence has ordered Maggie to assassinate Werner Heisenberg, the physicist who may deliver a world-ending fission bomb for Germany. She's shaken. An assassination is unlike anything she has ever done. How can the Allies even be sure Nazi Germany has a bomb Determined to gather more information, Maggie travels to Madrid, where Heisenberg is visiting for a lecture. At the same time, couturier Coco Chanel, a spy in her own right with ambiguous loyalties, has requested a mysterious meeting with the British ambassador in Madrid-and has requested Maggie join them. As the two play a dangerous game of cat and mouse, Maggie tries to get a better understanding of Heisenberg, but is faced with betrayal and a threat more terrifying than losing her own life. Maggie desperately wants to find her happily-ever-after, but as the war reaches a fever pitch, the stakes keep rising. Now, more than ever, the choices she makes will reverberate around the globe, touching everyone she loves-with fateful implications for the future of the free world.

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[A] gripping swan song for the bestselling Maggie Hope series . . . a marvelously high-stakes adventure that sends off the series in style.Publishers Weekly, starred review

A dynamite ending to a fantastic series . . . Its sad to see the story end, but this novel, filled with MacNeals signature character-centric plot and minute attention to historical details, does so magnificently.Library Journal

Intrepid Maggie Hopes high-stakes mission is fraught with danger and moral questions. . . . A heartfelt story.Cara Black, New York Times bestselling author of Three Hours in Paris

Susan Elia MacNeal is masterful in her final, thrilling Maggie Hope adventure!Lynda Cohen Loigman, bestselling author of The Wartime Sisters

Susan Elia MacNeal has done it again, bringing us one final heart-stopping and stylish adventure.Tara Moss, #1 internationally bestselling author of The War Widow

An impeccably researched spy thriller with heart, The Last Hope will have readers turning the pages long into the night.Brenda Janowitz, author of The Audrey Hepburn Estate

Rife with intrigue and rich with nuanced historical detail, the finale to MacNeals wildly popular Maggie Hope mysteries positively shines.Anna Lee Huber, USA Today bestselling author of the Lady Darby mysteries

A triumphant finale to a magnificent series.Tasha Alexander, New York Times bestselling author of A Cold Highland Wind

Such an explosive finale to a thrilling series!Julia Kelly, author of A Traitor in Whitehall

A thoughtful, brilliant concoction.L. A. Chandlar, author of the Art Deco mystery series

A stirring conclusion to a series that has thrilled readers for eleven superb novels.James W. Ziskin, Anthony, Barry, and Macavity award-winning author of the Ellie Stone mysteries

A stirring and satisfying conclusion to a magnificent series.Ashley Weaver, author of the Electra McDonnell series

A triumphant conclusion to this amazing series . . . Highly recommended!Richie Narvaez, author of Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco

Series fans will appreciate that it ends with plenty of hope for Maggies future.Booklist

Author Bio

Susan Elia MacNeal is the New York Times bestselling author of the Maggie Hope mysteries and Mother Daughter Traitor Spy. MacNeal won the Barry Award and has been nominated for the Edgar, Macavity, Agatha, Left Coast Crime, Dilys, and ITW Thriller awards. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and son.