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Mother daughter traitor spy : a novel / Susan Elia MacNeal.

Summary:
"From the New York Times bestselling author of the Maggie Hope series comes a tantalizing standalone novel about a mother and daughter who stumble upon an underground Nazi cell in Los Angeles during the early days of World War II-and find the courage to go undercover. June 1940. France has fallen to the Nazis, Britain is next-but to many Americans, the war is still something happening "over there." Veronica Grace has just graduated from college; she and her mother, Violet, the widow of a Navy commander, are looking for a fresh start in Los Angeles, where the sun always shines and the opportunities feel riper. Having taken a misstep that cost her a prestigious career opportunity back in New York, Veronica is relieved to take a temporary typing job-only to realize that she's working for one of L.A.'s most vicious anti-Semitic propagandists. Overnight, Veronica is exposed to the dark underbelly of the place she now calls home, where German Nazis are recruiting new American members and building a bunker in the Pacific Palisades for Hitler's anticipated visit to the West Coast. After the FBI dismisses their concerns for "lack of evidence," Veronica and Violet decide to call on an old friend of Violet's late husband-who introduces them to Ari Lewis, L.A.'s anti-Nazi spymaster. At once, the two blonde-haired, blue-eyed German American women go undercover and infiltrate the heart of Nazism in Los Angeles. Risking their lives, Veronica and Violet aim to gather enough information about the California Reich to take to the authorities. But as the news of the attack on Pearl Harbor ripples through the Nazi population in Southern California, and President Roosevelt declares war, the Grace women realize that the plots they're investigating are far more sinister than they feared-and even a single misstep could cost them everything. Inspired by real events, Mother Daughter Traitor Spy is a powerful portrait of family, duty, and deception that raises timeless questions about America-and what it means to have courage in the face of terror"-- Publisher's description.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593156957
  • ISBN: 0593156951
  • Physical Description: xii, 320 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Bantam Books, [2022]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-315).
Subject: Mothers and daughters > Fiction.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > History > 20th century > Fiction.
National socialism > Fiction.
Undercover operations > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > California > Los Angeles > Fiction.
Spy stories.
Genre: Thrillers (Fiction)
Spy fiction.
Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 29 of 29 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 29 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Abington Community Library FICTION MACNEAL (Text) 50687011799478 Adult Fiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library FICTION MACNEAL (Text) 50686016222957 Adult Fiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library FICTION MACNEAL (Text) 50686016231735 Adult Fiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library F MAC (Text) 33240005148229 Adult Fiction Available -
Carbondale Public Library FICTION MACNEAL (Text) 50688010838747 Adult Fiction Available -
DuBois Public Library FIC MACNEAL (Text) 61000100086905 Adult Fiction Available -
Elkland Area Community Library AF MA (Text) 30363000806261 Adult Fiction Available -
Emmaus Public Library FIC MacNEAL, SUSAN ELIA (Text) 36446002073552 Adult Fiction Available -
Glatfelter Memorial Library Adults MAC Fiction (Text) 34216000930950 Adult Area Available -
Guthrie Memorial Library: Hanover's Public Library Adults MAC Historical (Text)
Bookplate: Plated 2022: In Memory of Judy Maust
34007002477045 Adult Area Available -


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