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Airbnb find. Probably won't finish it

I've put off reviewing this as I can't really give a good reason, but I didn't like this book as much. I think it doesn't help is there's a lot of gaps in the story, and the story itself is two sides guessing about the other, and the UK guessing what its agents are doing while they're guessing what the others are doing, and then the author guessing about the gaps in the record. Lots of guessing.

And it's just a bit less cheerful, didn't end super well for the spies.

There's some interesting history here but it's buried by not really telling any chronological story, presumably assuming the reader already knows how the Klondike Highway was built by the US Army. Instead there is some theming around the stories but they didn't quite keep my interest.

This is based on someone else's short story, about which I know nothing. Maybe this is better with more context? Anyway, on its own merits, it's a reasonable story. Funny, some obvious twists. Unlike Starter Villain, the protagonist feels more consistent in character. The end just starts to feel a little patchy or thin or something. Can't quite explain it.

I found this one less cozy than the first book. I think there's more explicit threat hanging over it. But still very enjoyable if bittersweet throughout. Goes well with cake.