The Crimson Cipher by Susan Page Davis is a wonderful glimpse into history during 1915.
What is the Crimson Cipher? Will cracking this code lead to uncovering a sinister plot? Susan takes real historical happenings and weaves a credible story around them. I was fascinated by the ciphers and the code breaking in the days before the United States got involved in WWI.
Emma Shuster has met Lieutenant John Patterson on the way to see her father at his college campus office in Maine. John has a scientific question for Professor Shuster. But when they arrive to greet him, they find him on the floor! Emma and her father have been working on a cipher machine for a bank. Now, the Navy is interested in her father’s work. John and Emma aid the government in their campaign against a looming enemy. Will her code breaking skills help the United States combat saboteurs? Is someone out to do Emma harm?
Lots of mystery and intrigue and a sweet romance. For fans of history and suspense. I am partial to them together.
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