THE MOZART CODE by RACHEL McMILLAN is a very well written story which takes place from 1946 between Vienna and Prague during the Cold War, with flashbacks to war years in Britain where Simon Barrister first meets Sophie Villiers. Theirs is a beautiful but unusual romance, fraught with danger as Simon works under Marcus Brighton for the British Secret Intelligence Service, looking for double agents in war torn Vienna, and Sophie, whose code name is Starling, is employed by various rather shady people to look for valuable artifacts that disappeared during the war. Vienna has been badly damaged during the war and is now divided between four countries, who all have their own ideas how it should be rebuilt. There is a great deal of intrigue in this once beautiful city which has now become known as “the city of spies”, and where it is hard to know who to trust.
It is a story in which chess and music, loyalty and love, and the source of true riches, play a big part.
This is a historical novel which will grip you from the start and not let go. The setting is so authentic and the character studies so well done, that I found it an exceptional read and it is one I highly recommend.
I was given a free copy of the book by NetGalley from Thomas Nelson. The opinions in this review are completely my own.
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