Displaced

Heiress, displaced Yank, Coel Ryan is to board and work in the small village of Hayden-Croy, David Holden, the American government agent working her case informs her during their heated London meeting. Along with her hotel maid, Marie Nelson, upon arrival they are swallowed up in the beginning of intrigue. While at the Red Cap Inn, the reason for them to be there to help since the landlady's daughter gave birth, Coel and Marie switch places. Coel meets her own landlady, Lady Caroline Cullen, out of place photographer married to a RAF pilot. Coel has adventures with her beginning with errant sheep scattered about the countryside, meeting Captain Joe Cochran, Sargent Joe Mercer, photographing baseball games, dances to flying fortresses. Mare, when not busy at the inn suspects her landlady of being a spy with all the odd goings on at the inn. When Marie is killed does Coel suspect more, especially when British Lt. Ian Danbury steps into her heart and the flames of more war intrigue follow her everywhere.