Wow! The Codebreaker's Daughter took off like it was jet-fueled and was impossible to put down. This isn't one of those books that eases you into the story as you get to know the characters. The plot unfolds at a breakneck speed and never slows down.

Although I've read many books set in Bletchley Park, this one focused on a group of codebreakers who are rarely mentioned, the decoders of the Japanese military and diplomatic communications. Imagine the difficulty...how many Englishmen are fluent Japanese speakers and knowledgeable of the cultural nuances? On top of that, one must have that rare "codebreaker brain." Enter Hana Phillips, who is all of those things but only a village teacher until she must continue her father's work, on the hunt for a mole in the Japanese sector. Meanwhile, her father is in a coma, her marriage is failing, her brother is in a Luftwaffe POW camp, and an American officer is being billeted in her home! Thank goodness women are conditioned to multitask. I loved everything about this fascinating book and I highly recommend it.