by Kate Quinn
First published 2017
Charlie St. Clair arrives in London in 1947, pregnant and disowned by her proper American family. Her parents sent her to Europe to handle her "little problem," but Charlie has other plans. She wants to find her cousin Rose, who vanished in Nazi-occupied France during the war. Her search leads her to Eve Gardiner, a bitter alcoholic living alone in a decaying house. Eve once worked as a spy in the Great War, recruited in 1915 to infiltrate enemy territory in France. She trained under Lili, the legendary "Queen of Spies" who ran agents throughout occupied territory. But betrayal destroyed their network thirty years ago. When Charlie mentions Rose's name, Eve recognizes it from her past. The two women form an unlikely partnership to uncover what happened to Rose and confront the secrets that have haunted Eve for decades. Their investigation forces them both to face painful truths about war, loyalty, and survival.
Genres: historical-fiction, 20th-century, mystery, world-war-ii, 21st-century, espionage
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: London, France, Nazi-Occupied France
Period: 1915, 1947
503 pages · ebook · William Morrow Paperbacks
Content warnings: war