The Rose Code

by Kate Quinn (Harpercollins, £14.99)

It’s 1940 and three young women sign up to work with wartime code-breakers at Bletchley Park, not knowing the secrets that are held there. Although from completely different backgrounds, they soon bond and become firm friends. Fast forward seven years and Beth is in an asylum and Mab and Oslo no longer talk; but why? Full of drama and intrigue, this was a fabulous and fun read. 18 March