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1) Spy: a novel
Author
Language
English
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Description
"At eighteen, Alexandra Wickham is presented to King George V and Queen Mary in an exquisite white lace and satin dress her mother has ordered from Paris. With her delicate blond looks, she is a stunning beauty who seems destined for a privileged life. But fate, a world war, and her own quietly rebellious personality lead her down a different path. By 1939, Europe is on fire and England is at war. From her home in idyllic Hampshire, Alex makes her...
Author
Series
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"On her first mission for MI6, the daring young photographer at the heart of bestselling author Anne Perry's thrilling 1930s mystery series travels to Mussolini's Italy to rescue the lover who betrayed her. Britain's secret service, MI6, has lost contact with its informant in northern Italy, just as important intel about the future plans of Austria and Nazi Germany is coming to light. And young Elena Standish, to her surprise, is the only one who...
Author
Series
A Court of Thorns and Roses volume 3
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 31
Language
English
Description
Feyre returns to the Spring Court on a reconaissance mission about the invading king. As a spy, the future of the entire kingdom may rely on her ability to play her part perfectly, and her decisions about who to trust and which allies are best will decide the outcome of the coming war.
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
272 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this breakneck, race-against-the-clock thriller, a British spy has twelve hours to deliver her asset across London after Russia hacks the city's security cameras. Can she make it without being spotted . . . or killed? Nothing about Emma Makepeace is real. Not even her name. A newly-minted secret agent, Emma's barely graduated from basic training when she gets the call for her first major assignment. Eager to serve her country and prove her worth,...
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
366 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
After the death of her son, Madeleine accepts a request from the ministry to aid in the war effort and, returning to France, confronts the devastation of World War II as she fights to take down the Nazis, find her husband and ultimately survive against inconceivable odds.
Author
Series
The pink carnation volume 8
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
405 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Nan A. Talese/Doubleday
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st American ed.
Language
English
Description
Britain, 1972. Serena Frome, a compulsive reader of novels, is sent on a "secret mission" which brings her into the literary world of Tom Haley, a promising young writer. First she loves his stories, then she begins to love the man. Can she maintain the fiction of her undercover life?
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Series
Royal Spyness mysteries volume 17
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Physical Desc
291 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Georgie, back home at her estate in Eynsleigh, impatiently awaits the birth of her baby. But she has plenty to occupy her: her new chef, Pierre, has arrived from Paris, and Sir Hubert, who owns Eynsleigh, is back from his latest expedition. It's time for Georgie to throw her first house party to celebrate his return and show off her new chef. The dinner party is a smashing success. Sir Mortimer Mordred--famous author of creepy Gothic horror novels--is...
10) The Paris agent
Author
Publisher
Graydon House
Physical Desc
340 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Twenty-five years after the end of the war, Noah Ainsworth is still preoccupied with those perilous, exhilarating years as a British SOE operative in France. A head injury sustained on his final operation has caused frustrating gaps in his memory--in particular about the agent who saved his life during that mission gone wrong, whose real name he never knew, nor whether she even survived the war. Moved by her father's frustration, Noah's daughter...
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Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Two former female spies, bound by their past, risk everything to hunt down an infamous Nazi doctor in the aftermath of World War II--an extraordinary, propulsive historical novel inspired by true events from the New York Times bestselling author of Lilac Girls. The year is 1952. It's been over a decade since American Sofie Anderson and Frenchwoman Arlette LaRue were imprisoned at the Ravensbr�uck concentration camp. As a pair of spies known...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
434 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Drafted against her will to serve the regime of Vladimir Putin as an intelligence seductress, Dominika Egorova engages in a charged effort of deception and tradecraft with first-tour CIA officer Nathaniel Nash before a forbidden attraction threatens their careers.
13) Ilium
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
220 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Fast-paced and powerful, gripping and immersive, this subtly crafted and suspenseful novel, set in the present and the immediate past, in the dark world of international espionage in London, Mallorca, Croatia, Paris, and Cap Ferret is told through its young female protagonist who unwittingly becomes a perfect asset in the long overdue finale of a special op. The young English narrator briefly tells us of her unhappy family life in London, wanting...
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Series
A royal spyness mystery volume 12
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"In the days leading up to her wedding to Darcy O'Mara, Lady Georgiana Rannoch takes on the responsibilities of a grand estate, but proving she can run a household just may be the death of her in the new Royal Spyness Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service. If only Darcy and I had eloped! What I thought would be a simple wedding has been transformed into a grand affair, thanks to the attendance...
15) A darker reality
Author
Series
An Elena Standish novel volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"On her first trip to Washington, D.C., Elena Standish finally gets to visit her American mother's wealthy parents and their magnificent home. Elena's grandparents are marking a milestone anniversary by throwing an elaborate party with the influential friends of her grandfather, a prominent political industrialist. Even President and First Lady Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt are there, and Elena takes pride in capturing the illustrious guests on camera....
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Series
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Language
English
Description
When a body turns up in her driveway, former spy Maggie Bird, forced into retirement after a mission went tragically wrong, turns to her "Martini Club" of former spies to help her uncover the truth about who is trying to kill her, and why.
17) Peril in Paris
Author
Series
Royal spyness mysteries volume 16
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Lady Georgiana Rannoch and her dashing husband, Darcy, are awaiting a bundle of joy, but an unexpected trip to Paris will thrust them straight into a tangled web of international intrigue in this all-new mystery in the New York Times bestselling Royal Spyness series from Rhys Bowen. What a delight it is to finally be able to enjoy a simple meal again! I have been in the throes of morning sickness for the last few months as Darcy and I prepare to...
Author
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
423 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Alix St. Pierre. An unforgettable name for an unforgettable woman. She grew up surrounded by Hollywood glamor, but, as an orphan, never truly felt part of that world. In 1943, with WWII raging and men headed overseas to fight, she lands a publicity job to recruit women into the workforce. Her skills-persuasion, daring, quick-witted under pressure-catch the attention of the U.S. government and she finds herself with an even bigger assignment: sent...
Author
Series
Catherine Ling volume 2
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
Catherine Ling was abandoned in the streets of Hong Kong at the age of four, and was schooled in the art of survival. As a teenager, she came under the tutelage of the mysterious Hu Chang - a skilled assassin and master poisoner. As a young woman, she was recruited by the CIA and is now one of their most effective operatives. Then her old friend Hu Chang creates something deadly and completely untraceable - and the chase is on to be the first to get...