The Book Spy The Book Spy

The Book Spy

A WW2 Novel of Librarian Spies

    • 4.3 • 58 Ratings
    • $9.99

Publisher Description

Perfect for fans of Kate Quinn, Marie Benedict, and Pam Jenoff and inspired by true stories of the heroic librarian spies of WWII, the new book from the internationally bestselling author of Churchill’s Secret Messenger transports readers from the New York Public Library to Portugal’s city of espionage in a thrilling, riveting tale.

An American librarian. A Portuguese bookseller. A mission to change the tide of the war.

1942: With the war’s outcome hanging in the balance, President Roosevelt sends an unlikely new taskforce on a unique mission. They are librarians and microfilm specialists trained in espionage, working with a special branch of the Office of Strategic Services and deployed to neutral cities throughout Europe. By acquiring and scouring Axis newspapers, books, technical manuals, and periodicals, the librarians can gather information about troop location, weaponry, and military plans.

Maria Alves, a microfilm expert working at the New York Public Library, is dispatched to Lisbon, where she meticulously photographs publications and sends the film to London to be analyzed. Working in tandem with Tiago Soares, a Portuguese bookstore owner on a precarious mission of his own—providing Jewish refugees with forged passports and visas—Maria acquires vital information, including a directory of arms factories in Germany.

But as she and Tiago grow closer, any future together is jeopardized when Maria’s superiors ask her to pose as a double agent, feeding misinformation to Lars Steiger, a wealthy Swiss banker and Nazi sympathizer who launders Hitler’s gold. Gaining Lars’ trust will bring Maria into the very heart of the Fuhrer’s inner circle. And it will provide her with a chance to help steer the course of war, if she is willing to take risks as great as the possible rewards . . .

“A must-read, especially for fans of Kate Quinn’s The Rose Code.”— firstCLUE, Starred Review

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2023
January 24
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
320
Pages
PUBLISHER
Kensington Books
SELLER
Kensington Publishing Corp.
SIZE
1.4
MB
The Paris Notebook The Paris Notebook
2023
Gift of Diamonds Gift of Diamonds
2021
No Man's Land No Man's Land
2018
The Priest of Santa Maria The Priest of Santa Maria
2019
The Paris Apartment The Paris Apartment
2021
Sharp File Sharp File
2022
The Long Flight Home The Long Flight Home
2019
Fleeing France Fleeing France
2024
Churchill's Secret Messenger Churchill's Secret Messenger
2021
A Light Beyond the Trenches A Light Beyond the Trenches
2022
El largo camino a casa El largo camino a casa
2020
La luz de la esperanza La luz de la esperanza
2022
One Woman's War One Woman's War
2022
The Crimson Thread The Crimson Thread
2022
Her Last Betrayal Her Last Betrayal
2022
The Paris Deception The Paris Deception
2023
The Shadow Network The Shadow Network
2024
The Hidden Palace The Hidden Palace
2022