This is Antarctica, where the intrepid inhabitants of the frozen ends of the earth battle the terrain, and each other, to find love-in a past much like that of the early 1900s.
Reluctant spinster Florance Barton fled to the British Antarctic base to escape a scandalous love affair. Amidst the handful of other women there, Florance is the perfect chambermaid, meek, mild, and forgettable.
No one has a clue that she's also a novice spy.
When handsome young Handy McHanagan arrives at the base, he sets everyone agog. He's charming, artistic, and ... an accomplished gardener. His arrival may be a mistake on the part of naval command.
Or is it something more sinister?
Killer seals and subzero ice storms aren't the only danger in Antarctica: an enemy spy is on the loose. Florance has been ordered to choose between queen and country and her heart. Because penguin is off the menu now-and murder is its replacement.
