I was kindly sent The Great Deception By Syd Moore to review thanks to Random Things Blog Tours. It’s been a little while since I did a book review and The Great Deception sounded really interesting, as did the author Syd Moore, living in Essex and founding the Essex Girls’ Liberation Front.
I am so glad I was able to review The Great Deception as it was a thoroughly enjoyable read from start to finish and very well written!
The Great Deception
1940. Britain has invaded neutral Iceland, but Daphne Devine has bigger problems. She has sailed into allied territory to track down a clairvoyant suspected of collaborating with the Nazis.
As an undercover operative, Daphne must thread her way through a land steeped in shadow and riddled with secrets. But when a new lead pulls her North into Strandir, land of sorcerers, what she uncovers sets off a deadly chain reaction. The stakes are raised, and suddenly it’s not just her life on the line, but the fate of her entire team.
In a world of deceiving occultists and age-old magic, Daphne must use every ounce of cunning and craft at her disposal to outwit enemy agents if she wants to emerge unscathed and get her team out alive.
My Thoughts
I was interested to see how the occult would entwine with such a well known historical event and I was pleasantly surprised at how well the story unravelled. Daphne is a strong, interesting character, as are several of the other main characters throughout the book. The storyline itself is very captivating, I managed to read the whole book in one sitting.
Usually I tend to guess the outcomes of a story but with The Great Deception I was constantly left guessing what happened next and how certain things that were said early on in the book would fall into place at the end. I would genuinely love to see a sequel and find out what awaits Daphne in the future after such an interesting ending!
If you are looking for a book that mixes history and the occult in a very believable way then this is the book for you.
Syd Moore
SYD MOORE has been a Royal Literary Fund fellow and is currently working with them to pioneer ‘Reading Round’ courses in hospices.
Her novel The Witching Hour was a Top Twenty bestselling horror title of 2024.
She was the first Author in Residence for Essex Libraries and is best known for her Essex Witch Museum Mysteries, which was shortlisted for the Good Reader Holmes and Watson Award in 2018 and 2019.
She has been shortlisted twice for a CWA dagger for her short stories.
Syd founded the Essex Girls’ Liberation Front and successfully removed the term ‘Essex girl’ from the Oxford dictionary in 2020.
She lives in Essex.
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