A thrilling start to a new WWII mystery series, focusing on the theft of the British royal jewels en route to Canada for safekeeping from the Germans. Kept me gripped to the last page, with great one liners that made me guffaw. A winner!

I loved the historical elements to this book, it had everything that I wanted from a mission element to this caper. I loved the use of Winston Churchill and thought it was wonderfully used. David Lewis has a great writing style and thought the overall feel worked. I thought the characters felt like they were supposed to in this time-period and glad it worked well overall. I hope there is more in this series and can’t wait for more from David Lewis.

A Jewel in the Crown was a jolly good read. It was about a police woman, Caitron, and Hector who were commissioned to rescue England's crown jewels. Their job was to get the jewels to a ship that was to take them to Canada and away from the Germans. So they had the jewels and were in route to the port where the jewels were confiscated by the Germans. Caitron and Hector were thrown in the back of the lorry from which Caitron escaped. She set out to follow the lorry which headed to a port where the jewels were offloaded onto a craft. Her plan was to board the craft and recapture the jewels. She made it and was in hiding until she was found. Hector was among the men who had perpetrated the theft.

Winston Churchill was the person behind the transport of the jewels and at some point he thought Caitron was a traitor due to the faulty information he received.

Time after time Caitron outsmarted the Germans and time after time she was recaptured. Her endeavor was fraught with mishaps but they didn't deter her. She was determined to get the jewels back at any cost, even though she had no idea how she was going to do it.

This adventure was such that it kept coming back for more. It really held my attention. Caitron and Hector were supposed to pose as husband and wife, and even though it worked most of the time, but a couple of times, they were busted.

I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed this story. I thought the characters were well developed and I found the story easy to follow. I gave it five stars.

A Jewel in the Crown by David Lewis is an entertaining start to a new WWII-era historical mystery series that I enjoyed.

The year is 1940, and Caitrin Colline has been invited into the inner circle of Britain’s behind the scenes action of espionage, political intrigue, mystery, action, suspense, and maybe even murder.

The author’s ability to add some light-hearted humor and one-liners to the book helps take off some of the weighty edge that the Second World War brings to the forefront.

Looking forward to where this series goes.

4/5 stars

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