The Lure of the Moonflower (Pink Carnation, 12) – Lauren Willig Free Audiobook

Written by Lauren Willig
Read by Kate Reading
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Publisher; Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
Duration: 13 hours, 39 minutes
Release date: Aug 04, 2015
Format: mp3, 64kbp, unabridged, chapters

In the final episode of the Pink Carnation series of humorous, often zany spy spoof novels, Napoleon has occupied Lisbon, and Jane Wooliston, aka the Pink Carnation, teams up with a rogue agent to protect the escaped Queen of Portugal.

Portugal, December 1807. Jack Reid (you met his father in several adventures), the British agent known as the Moonflower (formerly the French agent known as the Moonflower), has been stationed in Portugal and is awaiting his new contact. He does not expect to be paired with a woman—especially not the legendary Pink Carnation.

All of Portugal believes that the royal family departed for Brazil just before the French troops marched into Lisbon. Only the English government knows that mad seventy-three-year-old Queen Maria was spirited away by a group of loyalists determined to rally a resistance. But as the French garrison scours the countryside, it’s only a matter of time before she’s found and taken.

It’s up to Jane to find her first and ensure her safety. But she has no knowledge of Portugal or the language. Though she is loath to admit it, she needs the Moonflower. Operating alone has taught her to respect her own limitations. But she knows better than to show weakness around the Moonflower—an agent with a reputation for brilliance, a tendency toward insubordination, and a history of going rogue.

This book is not as satisfactory an adventure as the others of the series. Ms Willig is tying up loose ends for both of her heroines and explanations and summaries bog down in places.