First published 2023
Veronica Grace arrives in Los Angeles with her mother Violet in June 1940, seeking a fresh start after a career setback in New York. When Veronica takes what seems like an ordinary typing job, she discovers she's working for a Nazi propagandist recruiting Americans to the German cause. The FBI dismisses their warnings about this growing threat. Left with no official help, Veronica and Violet contact an anti-Nazi spymaster and decide to go undercover themselves. They infiltrate the California Reich to gather evidence of Nazi plots operating on American soil. As Pearl Harbor changes everything and the United States enters the war, the Grace women uncover conspiracies far more dangerous than they imagined. One wrong move could expose them completely. The investigation tests both their courage and their bond as they navigate a world where neighbors might be enemies and trust becomes a luxury they cannot afford.
Genres: historical-fiction, 20th-century, thriller, espionage
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, undercover
Setting: Los Angeles, New York, California
Period: 1940, Pearl Harbor
352 pages · Paperback · Bantam
Content warnings: violence