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Unabridged
ISBN:
9780593345160
Content:
" A mother and daughter find the courage to go undercover after stumbling upon a Nazi cell in Los Angeles during the early days of World War II&mdash, tantalizing novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the Maggie Hope series &ldquo, stirring standalone thriller . Susan Elia MacNeal&rsquo, page-turning prose is as entertaining as ever&mdash, was riveted from beginning to end.&rdquo,mdash,ate Quinn, author of The Alice Network June 1940. France has fallen to the Nazis, and Britain may be next&mdash,ut to many Americans, the war is something happening &ldquo,ver there.&rdquo,Veronica Grace has just graduated from college,she and her mother, Violet, are looking for a fresh start in sunny Los Angeles. After a blunder cost her a prestigious career opportunity in New York, Veronica is relieved to take a typing job in L.A.&mdash,nly to realize that she&rsquo, working for one of the area&rsquo, most vicious propagandists. Overnight, Veronica is exposed to the dark underbelly of her new home, where German Nazis are recruiting Americans for their devastating campaign. After the FBI dismisses the Graces&rsquo,concerns, Veronica and Violet decide to call on an old friend, who introduces them to L.A.&rsquo, anti-Nazi spymaster. At once, the women go undercover to gather enough information about the California Reich to take to the authorities. But as the news of Pearl Harbor ripples through the United States, and President Roosevelt declares war, the Grace women realize that the plots they&rsquo,e investigating are far more sinister than they feared&mdash,nd even a single misstep could cost them everything. Inspired by the real mother-daughter spy duo who foiled Nazi plots in Los Angeles during WWII, Mother Daughter Traitor Spy is a powerful portrait of family, duty, and deception that raises timeless questions about America&mdash,nd what it means to have courage in the face of terror."
Content:
Biographisches: " Susan Elia MacNeal is the New York Times bestselling author of the Maggie Hope mysteries. MacNeal won the Barry Award and has been nominated for the Edgar, Macavity, Agatha, Left Coast Crime, Dilys, and ITW Thriller awards. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and son. Mother Daughter Traitor Spy is her first standalone novel." Rezension(2): "〈a href=http://www.publishersweekly.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/pw_logo.png alt=Publisher's Weekly border=0 /〉〈/a〉: July 25, 2022 In this riveting standalone from Edgar finalist MacNeal (the Maggie Hope WWII mysteries), mother and daughter Violet (“Vi”) and Veronica Grace move from New York to Santa Monica in 1940 and encounter homegrown Nazis. Veronica is smarting from the fallout of a love affair that has derailed her budding journalism career, and Vi is looking for a new path after her husband’s death. Veronica begins to do typing for Bund member Donald Pierce McDonnell, who introduces her to an array of people spouting antisemitic and pro-Hitler sentiments, and Vi meets their associates at a gathering of the isolationist group America First, including a prominent female aviator. As the appalled Veronica and Vi find that their respective secretarial and needlework skills provide an entr233" Rezension(3): "〈a href=http://www.audiofilemagazine.com target=_blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/audiofile_logo.jpg alt=AudioFile Magazine border=0 /〉〈/a〉:Set in prewar Los Angeles, this fascinating historical mystery is narrated beautifully by the talented Caroline Hewitt. Her gift for accents and acting enhances the listening experience by providing distinct voices for each character. Mother Violet and daughter Grace become involved in an anti-Nazi spy ring that is working to expose and undermine the California Reich as WWII is starting in France and England. Hewitt's narration brings compassion and intrigue to a story based on real people who courageously went undercover. This compelling audiobook raises age-old questions about American ideologies, loyalty, family, courage, and sacrifice. C.F. � AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine"
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English
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