False Flag in Autumn is a political thriller that asks why there wasn't an October surprise before the 2018 mid-term elections. The irrepressible Josie Kendall, introduced in 2016's Damage Control (" . . . consistently delightful . . . . Bowen's ebullient antidote to election season blues" - Kirkus Reviews) finds herself in the middle of that provocative question. Answering it quickly confronts her with an even more dramatic challenge: What about...