The Codebreaker's Secret

<strong>"Sara Ackerman never disappoints!" ­—Kate Quinn, <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of <em>The Rose Code</em><br /><br />"Brilliantly written with a mystery that will keep you reading late into the night. . . . A fabulous read that makes me want to drop everything and travel to Hawaii!" —Madeline Martin, <em>New York Times </em>bestselling author of <em>The Last Bookshop in London</em><br /><br />A brilliant female codebreaker. An “unbreakable” Japanese naval code. A pilot on a top-secret mission that could change the course of WWII. <em>The Codebreaker's Secret</em> is a dazzling story of love and intrigue set during America’s darkest hour.</strong><br /><br /><em>1943. </em>As war in the Pacific rages on, Isabel Cooper and her codebreaker colleagues huddle in “the dungeon” at Station HYPO in Pearl Harbor, deciphering secrets plucked from the airwaves in a race to bring down the enemy. Isabel has only one wish: to avenge her brother’s death. But she soon finds life has other plans when she meets his best friend, a hotshot pilot with secrets of his own.<br /><br /><em>1965.</em> Fledgling journalist Lu Freitas comes home to Hawai'i to cover the grand opening of the glamorous Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Rockefeller's newest and grandest project. When a high-profile guest goes missing, Lu forms an unlikely alliance with an intimidating veteran photographer to unravel the mystery. The two make a shocking discovery that stirs up memories and uncovers an explosive secret from the war days. A secret that only a codebreaker can crack.<br /><br /><strong>Don't miss THE GUEST IN ROOM 120, Sara Ackerman's enthralling new novel with dual-timelines intertwining a 1905 mystery surrounding Jane Stanford's mysterious death in Honolulu and a 2005 writer's quest to uncover the truth at the same historic hotel...<br /><br />More captivating stories from Sara Ackerman:</strong><ul> <li><strong><em>The Maui Effect</em></strong></li> <li><strong><em>The Uncharted Flight of Olivia West</em></strong></li> <li><strong><em>Radar Girls</em></strong></li> <li><strong><em>Red Sky Over Hawaii</em></strong></li> <li><strong><em>The Lieutenant's Nurse</em></strong></li> <li><strong><em>Island of Sweet Pies & Soldiers</em></strong></li></ul>