Great for an audience who likes historical mysteries. Had a great mix of WWII elements and a great series of
Characters. While a little far fetched also felt like something readers who enjoy the above themes would relish.

This was the first title in this series that I've read, so I probably didn't quite get the importance of some of the characters' relationships. It was a fast-paced and enjoyable read, but I did think the whole plot point of Maggie running into Coco Channel and then being invited to the ballet by the designer was a little much.

Does your library have a "Mystery Reads" book group? If not, now is the time to develop one, and you can use _The Paris Spy_ to pilot your program. I know there are WWII fans out there, so you might be able to attract them to your group. If there are Maggie Hope fans in your library, this will be a hit. The book is engrossing.

Did not finish as it was not what I had thought it was. Really enjoyed the premise but not what I was looking for.

Another great entry in the Maggie Hope story- builds on storylines from earlier books and offers new revelations. Lovely story!

Maggie Hope calls in favors to go to Nazi occupied Paris to look for her sister. She ends up in trouble and must use her wits to escape. ARC from NetGalley.

Susan Ella MacNeal's Maggie Hope is an unusual secret agent. She'd been raised by her aunt in Wellseley, Massachusetts to be independent and to love mathematics. She worked for PM Winston Churchill and found that when she "used her initiative" to problemsolve, she could do unusual work. Maggie is brought in for unusual assignments and occasionally takes undercover work.

This time, Maggie Hope is dropped into Occupied France for the Special Operations Executive. She intends to find two missing persons: her half-sister Elise Hess and SOE agent Erica Calvert. Calvert was assigned to research the conditions at Normandy to help Britain's D-Day plans.

Maggie finds Occupied Paris even more dangerous than expected. From the moment she begins her work, she encounters the casual violence of German troops. Maggie is billeted at the Ritz where she is befriended by Coco Chanel and introduced to German officers. But the real danger comes as her fellow secret agents are slowly being exposed and brought to the Gestapo headquarters for questioning.

The level of violence and the ways that the Nazi occupation affected Paris add to this particular adventure. I enjoyed learning more about Maggie and her sister as well as Maggie's friend Hugh Thompson. An excellent addition to the series!

"American-born spy and code-breaker extraordinaire Maggie Hope secretly navigates Nazi-occupied France to find two brave women during the darkest days of World War II in the latest novel in this New York Times bestselling series—“a treat for WWII buffs and mystery lovers alike” (Booklist, on The Prime Minister’s Secret Agent).

Maggie Hope has come a long way since serving as a typist for Winston Churchill. Now she’s working undercover for the Special Operations Executive in the elegant but eerily silent city of Paris, where SS officers prowl the streets in their Mercedes and the Ritz is draped with swastika banners. Walking among the enemy is tense and terrifying, and even though she’s disguised in chic Chanel, Maggie can’t help longing for home.

But her missions come first. Maggie’s half sister, Elise, has disappeared after being saved from a concentration camp, and Maggie is desperate to find her—that is, if Elise even wants to be found. Equally urgent, Churchill is planning the Allied invasion of France, and SOE agent Erica Calvert has been captured, the whereabouts of her vital research regarding Normandy unknown. Maggie must risk her life to penetrate powerful circles and employ all her talents for deception and spycraft to root out a traitor, find her sister, and locate the reports crucial to planning D-Day in a deadly game of wits with the Nazi intelligence elite."

Is this the first in the series to be released as hardcover? I think it is, so bravo to Susan Elia MacNeal for reaching the "making it" category.

I have been a follower of the Maggie Hope series since it's inception. I have enjoyed the wide range of characters in Maggie's life, Maggie's own unique skills as a mathematician turned spy in London during WW2, and the fun way the author has looped in historical characters into the narrative. It's all been a bit of fun to breeze through. But the last few have gotten more serious, less frivolous and actually darker in tone. And that is what makes this series worth continuing on with. The author is finding a way to take us on a journey with the characters from the gleefulness of young adulthood in London pre-war, to the terrors and horrors during the war. The characters are faced with more difficult realities to face, harder missions to undergo, and all the while they are beating back sexism from their superiors in addition to fighting Nazis. I found this book to be particularly compelling as the author is getting a stronger voice in the ways Maggie is held back that feels more clearly feminist in its appraisal. Where it may have been lightly touched on in the past books, it is starkly apparent in this one. I look forward to the next installment of this series. And I would like to thank the publisher, Bantam, for an advanced reader's copy in exchange for an honest review.

Another wonderful Maggie Hope novel that ends with another cliffhanger. At the end of the previous book Maggie (with the Help of the Queen), secretly goes to Paris to find her missing sister and an agent that she suspects is in trouble. Her superiors think nothing is wrong and refuse to believe Maggie. Once in Paris, Maggie goes undercover to try to learn what has happened. She also meets up with old friends, Sarah and Hugh, who are also undercover. Meanwhile, back in England, SOE and MI6 are continuing their internal struggles over intelligence matters with the lives of agents in jeopardy as the planning for D-Day is beginning.

I have really enjoyed the Maggie Hope mysteries as the series has progressed. With each one you get further into the lives and minds of people struggling to survive during WWII but also trying to find bits of happiness and joy where they can.. In some cases, giving up their lives in order to protect others. You also see some of the complex and not so easy decisions that people had to make. This book goes more into exploring some of those issues.

The Paris Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal is a 2017 Bantam publication.

When we last touched base with Maggie, she was headed to France with fellow SOE agents Hugh and Sarah. After a dull and dreary waiting period, she finally assumes her new identity and moves to the Ritz where she meets the infamous Coco Chanel. But, big trouble is brewing, and Maggie is desperate to find an SOE member she’s lost contact with and of course she’s still holding out hope that she might locate her sister.

Intrigue is a constant hallmark of this series, with each installment becoming more and more intense as the world war becomes increasingly brutal and people have begun to sacrifice integrity for victory at any cost.

This episode is a real nail biter! There is a lot going on, as always, and Maggie must be sharper than ever to keep from being found out. There are a few gut wrenching developments, but also some rays of hope where Maggie’s sister is concerned.

I was on the edge of my seat for the last quarter of the book! It was action packed, emotionally draining, and unbearably suspenseful!!

The ending is the only gripe I have because it is a serious cliffhanger and I will have to wait all the way until August to find out what happens next! UGH!!

However, I am positive it will be well worth the wait!!
4.5 stars

I really love the Maggie Grace series, and eagerly anticipate each outing! I feel like Susan Elia MacNeal does a great amount of research, and sets our lovely heroine in what I presume were realistic settings for an extraordinary young woman. It's a different perspective on the War, and I appreciate the details that make it seem so real.

That being said, in the last several novels, Maggie is increasingly isolated and alone, without her friends to rely on, an estranged family (to put it kindly), and seemingly very few in her corner. And while this may be very historically accurate, man does it stress me out!! My great hope is that with future books, things stabilize for our Maggie, that she finds a true partner, is able to spend some time recharging and getting to know her sister. Even if that isn't the major thrust of the novel (I get that they are mystery novels,) I feel emotionally invested in Maggie, and want her progress as a human, not just as a detective.

Love this series but this book wasn't my favorite. Characters and plot felt a bit thin and grasping. Like this author so maybe just an "off" book for me.

Was a pretty good read. First time reading from this author. Will definitely try another of her books. Great characters!

The stakes continue to rise in MacNeal's series of World War II espionage mysteries, to the point where it's uncertain whether any of the characters will make it to VE Day alive. Maggie Hope is sent to Occupied Paris, where her goal is to discover the whereabouts of a missing SOE agent, whose research is critical to the success of D-Day. This book was at times brutal in its depiction of Nazi cruelty, and the astonishing risks taken by the French Resistance and Allied spies. A real page turner.

Susan MacNeal lands Maggie Hope in 1942 Paris during the WW II occupation as a spy. Maggie has typed for Winston Churchill, spied in Germany and now in the Paris Spy placed her in the Ritz with Coco Chanel and Gestapo agents. Special Operations agents are being betrayed, English operations are sloppy in England and Maggie is in terrible danger. Who is a double or triple agent? Can she get back to England? Surprise cliffhanger ending that I did not see coming. See if you can figure it out.

This is well written, historically accurate and suspenseful. There are vignettes of characters interspersed with a solidly good plot.

I'm a huge fan of the Maggie Hope series, and this is one of the best!! I'm usually reading several books, but I found this one very hard to put down. I thought I'd figured out the identity of the traitor betraying Maggie and her SOE colleagues. Instead I was completely thrown by surprise plot twists that left me reeling. The ending was totally unexpected. I really enjoyed learning about occupied Paris, and the impressive efforts of British undercover agents to defeat the Nazis. All those elements combined to make a rousing good read that leaves me particularly frustrated at having to wait to see what happens next!!

A new author for me, I always enjoy reading new authors. I enjoy books with a historical background because I always end up learning something. While set during WWII it has the feel of a British cozy mystery. I haven't read the books previous to this one, and I didn't feel like I needed to to enjoy this book.

This is the 7th in the Maggie Hope series. This starts off with Maggie is in Paris looking for a spy whose communications have stopped. She's also looking for her half-sister Elise, who is in hiding. The Nazis have taken over the city and Maggie is undercover as a young Irish woman. She is pretending to prepare her wedding clothing and in doing so she interacts with Nazi officers and historical figures like Coco Chanel.
Maggie's friends are also in Paris, working as entertainers and arranging the pickup of material vital to the upcoming D-Day invasion.
An exciting storyline is a double agent working with the Nazis. There are several suspects -- and plenty of plot twists . The writing is as always excellent and fast paced. The supporting character of the war is aptly described and exact. The characters are wonderful and all add to the story. Very enjoyable read with heart pounding excitement.