Angela Ness

The rumble of enemy bombers fills the skies over Scotland, but the real war is about to unfold inside a quiet village pub. Fifteen-year-old Louisa Adair desperately wants to fight back against the enemy that took her parents, but her job caring for an elderly German woman in Windyedge seems miles away from the action. Then, a German pilot lands under mysterious circumstances, leaving behind a secret that could turn the tide of World War II: an Enigma machine capable of translating unbreakable enemy codes. Louisa teams up with Ellen McEwen, a volunteer driver, and Jamie Beaufort-Stuart, a flight leader facing impossible odds in the air. Together, they decide to keep the machine a secret and translate the codes themselves. You are drawn into a web of espionage, danger, and breathtaking suspense as these ordinary young people take on extraordinary risks. Decoding the enemy signals puts them directly in the crosshairs of a ruthless war machine. This gripping historical thriller tests the limits of courage and the power of friendship in the darkest of times.