The Cryptographer's Dilemma (#02 in Heroines Of Wwii Series)

Eloise Marshall was happy in her job as a maths teacher before the US Navy recruits her as a cryptographer . . . and she is then transferred to the FBI. After training, she is partnered with Phillip Clayton. The FBI needs both Eloise's code-breaking ability and a """"womanly touch"""" to discover the truth behind some strange letters about broken dolls. Are the letters nothing more than they appear to be, or are they some kind of message within a message, a traitor using a steganography code to pass information to America's enemies?\\n\\nI enjoyed the World War II setting. I'm a big fan of novels featuring code-breaking and cryptography (e. g those by Roseanna M White). It was the cryptography that caught my attention. I also enjoyed the back-and-forth hunt for the evildoer-and I appreciated it even more when I read the Author's Note at the end and discovered the plot was based on fact. \\n\\nBut I was kind of lost when it came to Eloise's """"dilemma"""". What was it? I can only assume it was the will-she-won't-she search for the father who abandoned her and her mother . . . a plot point I thought was weakened by the fact we didn't know she was searching for him. \\n\\nNevertheless, I enjoyed the story, as it's a unique angle that made for a solid romance. Thanks to Barbour Fiction and NetGalley for providing a free ebook for review.