“The hidden history of Bletchley Park has been waiting for a master storyteller like Kate Quinn to bring it to life. THE ROSE CODE effortlessly evokes the frantic, nervy, exuberant world of the Enigma codebreakers through the eyes of three extraordinary women who work in tireless secrecy to defeat the Nazis. Quinn’s meticulous research and impeccable characterization shine through in this gripping and beautifully executed novel.” – Beatriz Williams, New York Times bestselling author of HER LAST FLIGHT.
The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Huntress and The Alice Network returns with another heart-stopping World War II story of three female codebreakers at Bletchley Park and the spy they must root out after the war is over.
The story is set in 1940, as England gears up to combat Nazi Germany. Three distinctly different women answer the call to the mysterious Bletchley Park, where Britain’s brightest minds are trained to break German military codes. Osla, a vivacious debutante, possesses beauty and wealth yet yearns to prove she's more than a society girl. With fluent German, she translates decoded enemy secrets for the war effort. Mab, a self-made woman from east-end London, operates legendary codebreaking machines while searching for a socially advantageous marriage. They soon discover Beth, a quiet village spinster whose shyness hides her brilliant puzzle-solving skills, becoming one of the Park’s few female cryptanalysts.
However, the harrowing pressures of war and the burden of secrecy threaten to tear their friendships apart. Fast forward to 1947, as Princess Elizabeth’s royal wedding stirs Britain into excitement; these friends-turned-enemies are brought back together by a mysterious encrypted letter, linked to a betrayal that shattered their bond and left one in an asylum. They must now confront their past—and a shadowy traitor from Bletchley Park—forcing Osla, Mab, and Beth to reforge their alliance and crack one last code. With every petal they peel from the rose code, they draw perilously closer to the truth and their ultimate enemy.
Join these remarkable women on a gripping journey of courage and codebreaking in a time when every secret could change the world.
