Unfortunately, I DNFed this book at page 57.

Historical fiction is harder to write that people realize...especially when you're writing two different historic time periods. This authors does one of the biggest no-no's I have for historical fictions: she TELLS me about the historic time period rather than showing me. You have to suck me into this new world, not go yourself and then tell me about it second hand (if that makes sense). I also find it incredibly infuriating when there's different POVs and timelines in books that change each chapter yet each chapter doesn't specify the POV and time. It gets confusing and frustrates me immensely.

I'm a massive fan of heists, cryptography, and WWII historical fiction.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press for the eARC!