Sherlock Holmes but make it Fiona Figg!

I always love a good mystery I can get my hands on, and what's better than a Sherlock Holmes-esque, boss woman named Fiona Figg to go about solving mysteries? 

This was such a fun mystery book that takes you all over Paris in the mind of Fiona Figg to solve the mystery. You're right there with her to go along with the adventure and have a lot of fun while doing it!

Thank you to NetGalley and Level Best Books for the earc in return for an honest review.

I love mystery and historical fiction, and this book presents both beautifully. 

I hope the rest of this authors books are just as good...if they are I have a new author to follow. 

It took less than one day to finish this book. I found no fault other than it being short...I’d have loved more immediately.

Thank you NetGalley for the review copy of this ebook.

thanks to netgalley for the e-arc.

this was okay. i picked it up because it was set in 1917 paris, but i did expect more of the story. it felt very predictable for a mystery novel but i still enjoyed it for what it was.

Such fun and enjoyable read. I needed something fun to read and this book truly delivered. I was so engrossed in the story that finished reading the book in one day.

Fiona Figg a fling clerk, sometimes English spy is sent to Paris during World War I to gather information about the infamous Frederik Fredriks, a suspected German spy. Her orders are to follow him , not engage with him,  to to use any disguises or getting herself into trouble.Nothing could be  further from reality.

Fiona encounters Germans, spies, interacts with Mata Hari, solves the mystery of stolen jewels at the hotels, helps puts away a serial killer.

She is a great character, entertaining and amusing.

I enjoyed this book very much.

I didn’t realize this was the second book in the series but I didn’t feel like I was missing to much although I’m sure some backstory would have been nice. 

Fiona is a file clerk turned spy during WWI and she travels to Paris to take on her nemesis who she thinks is the spy known as the Black Panther. There’s a couple subplots with twists and turns to keep the book interesting as it does on. 

I like Fiona’s character, she’s spunky with a love of disguises. I really liked the WWI setting as well, we have so many stories of female spies during WWII  it not enough during this incredibly interesting time for women, where they’re really getting a role outside of the home for the first time since so many of the men are off fighting. 

I’ll be going back and reading the first book and I’m going to be waiting for Fiona’s next adventure.

A historical mystery, set in Paris in 1917. Fiona is a file clerk who is also a secret agent. She is a wonderful character and I really enjoyed this one. I hadn’t read the previous book in the series but I don’t think this impacted my enjoyment in any way. It wasn’t a particularly fast paced story but it made for an enjoyable, cosy read. I would definitely read the next instalment in the series.

I really enjoyed this book.
Loved the writing style and it was a fun read for a sunday afternoon.
It was not extremly thrilling or excited, but I still enjoyed this read. Especially the writing style made me want to read more.

After several starts and stops, I tried reading this book to no avail. The lead character is too flighty to be a British intelligence agent. Any try as I might to suspend disbelief, this book did not do it for me. I doubt I will read others in this series.

High Treason at the Grand Hotel was such a enjoyable and fun historical mystery! I was so hooked with the story that I finish this book in one sitting!
The story is mostly set in Paris in 1917 and the main character is Fiona Figg, who works as file clerk but also is a secret agent. And while she follows to Paris Frederick Fredricks, the suspected German spy, she gets into a lot of trouble. 
Fiona is such a delightful character. She is intelligent and witty and also she loved using disguises even if her boss told her not to do it - I found it really hilarious. 
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me copy of book in exchange for review. All opinions are my own.

I thoroughly enjoyed this historical mystery as it's fun to read and engrossing.
An interesting cast of characters, a vivid historical background and a solid mystery that kept me guessing.
I want to read other books in this series.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

1917 Paris seems very exciting to Fiona Figg. Sent to pursue the Black Panther, she has been given strict orders which she immediately flouts.

A light hearted spy mission sending a file clerk from London (very condescending male bosses by the way) who treat her as just someone available and not a very good one at that and keeping with the times, Fiona herself is just grateful for the opportunity knowing fully well, she is quite capable of handling the assignment with a few distractions of course!

This was a story full of dry wit and humor (very reminscent of British wit) and was a entertaining story told. Based on a lot of actual facts - the Black Panther did exist in spy networks, Mata Hari was in reality a female spy and these are woven into the story very well.

Fiona Figg, file clerk as well as secret agent that seems to be where she shouldn’t be pretty much every time. When she is needed in Paris to follow a Possible spy Frederick Fredricks, she carries with her an arrangement of disguises such as wigs and hats. It seems that as usual, Fiona is trying her best to do a great job but trouble waits her at every corner. This time caught red handed with a bloody paper knife over a dead countess, she has a lot of explaining to do. Can she get the much needed info back to her boss or will she be tried for murder. The book is full of great historical information that is correct as well as enough humor to keep you entertained and engrossed in the story not wanting it to end. Another 5++ star book.

Thank you to netgalley as well as the author/publisher for allowing me to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

This was hard to put down, this is a great mystery with a bit of some suspense. Can’t wait for the next book.

I received this ARC via Netgalley and Level Best Books, in return for an honest review. While the second book in this series, it is easily read as a standalone.  Widowed Fiona Figg is a file clerk in the WWI British forerunner to their foreign intelligence office.  For the second time, she’s offered a chance to undertake a mission beyond making tea for the boys in the office.  Before heading to Paris to monitor Frederick Fredericks, a possible spy that she encountered in the first book, she fills her suitcase with disguises, including wigs and hats, so she’s prepared for any eventuality except many that she actually encounters.  Beyond her mission, she deals in several other plots, including one with Mata Hari.  She’s also more modern in her dealings with work and the opposite sex, being frustrated with her usual role as the ‘tea and filing lady’ who’s assumed to have little skill or intelligence.  That allows the author to explore some of the challenges and changes of life in 1914-1918 England in fun ways.
While I liked the premise of this book, the heroine was a bit annoying for me as I look at her with a 2021 perspective.  There was lots going on in the book and it got a bit too much as she donned disguises, got into scrapes, got out of scrapes aided by her co-worker and all-around nice guy.  Some of that is the woeful lack of preparation afforded to women at the time (that’s the 2021 perspective at work).  Some is the story layers by the author.  There is a 3rd book coming.  I’m hoping Fiona grows into a solid, interesting character who sticks around for quite some time.

The plucky perkiness and perilous missteps of the Perils of Pauline meets the spy trade in this light and luscious tale of a file clerk with a penchant for fine hats, expensive apparel she can’t afford, and a bevy of disguises, wigs, and facial hair.  She is much more adept at fooling herself than she is at fooling others but never allows missteps to be her last steps.  A thoroughly fine romp that will take your mind off the dire news of the day.  Famous spies and double agents of history litter her path toward justice for country and individuals.  Delightful.

High Treason at the Grand Hotel by Kelly Oliver. I am not a big fan of detective and spy novels where the hero/heroine is a klutz and falls into his/her discoveries. This was such a novel. It is World War I and England is running short of men to do some of these jobs, leaving only one choice. Fiona is sent to Paris to follow a suspected German spy. That is her assignment: follow. She can't do it. She assumes disguises, puts herself and others in danger, albeit she does solve a serial killer crime and does come across some important information, but it is all dumb luck. She loses it as quickly as she finds it. Fiona is intelligent but she leaps before she looks and hopes for the best. She has good intentions, but not good sense. 

One high point in the novel was Oliver's description of the execution of Mata Hari that was moving and historically accurate. Oliver's description and portrayal of Fiona's friend, Clifford Douglas, is comically extremely entertaining, although it is his character who continually bails Fiona out of messes she fins herself in. He is much more than the buffoon he appears to be, no matter how amusing he appears to be. The plot is based largely on reality and real people from the time period. It is a decently written book, it is the character to whom I object. Others may not feel the same way. 

I was invited to read a free ARC of High Treason at the Grand Hotel by Netgalley. All opinions contained herein are solely my own. #netgalley #hightreasonatthegrandhotel

Entertaining spy story set mostly in Paris, 1917. Interesting characters including Mata Hari. Lots of laughs.
I requested and received a temporary free ebook copy from Level Best Books via NetGalley.

I received this book as an ARC via NetGalley.com

She's back!  Fiona Figg is on the case - it is Paris - 1917.  Sent by the War Office, she is still on the trail of the Black Panter.  She is supposed to observe and behave.  However, if you know Fiona, that is not her style.  

She has her "get-ups" and starts to investigate and ends up in a few situations as the book progresses.  

Can she obtain enough information on the Black Panther to help the War Office?  Or will she end up getting into more trouble then she bargained for?  Only time will tell.

Miss Fiona Figg was a divorced and widowed woman. Her x-husband died in her arms. She started as a file clerk for Room 40 which eventually becomes MI5. It is 1917 the first world war, so many men have gone to the front only women are left. She was to follow Fredrick Fredricks in Paris. He was believed to be a spy. She loved using disguises although her boss told her no. She was witty, funny but she also felt for people. Frederick was tall, dark and handsome, have you heard that before? He was a friend of Clifford Douglas who was British and worked for the War Office. Fiona once compared him to her pet Beagle with big eyes and talked constantly. It kept my attention very easily. It was engaging, and humorous but it had tear sections, too. She seemed to always be in hot water. The characters were wonderful. I highly recommend this mystery and spy Novel. 
I received this ARC from Net Galley and voluntarily reviewed it.

This is a quirky, fun murder mystery that takes place in 1917. We follow Fiona Figg, sorta widow, sorta divorcee, as she tries her hand at being a spy, chasing the elusive Frederick Fredericks. Along the way Fiona gathers her information by wearing crazy costumes, solves another murder, and meets some thoroughly entertaining individuals. If you are a fan of the cozy mystery, humor in your spy novels, and fun historical fiction this is for you.