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Discover the thrilling world of espionage and self-discovery in 'Who is Vera Kelly?' This captivating novel offers readers an exhilarating page-turner packed with intrigue, humor, and a strong, unique female protagonist. Set against the backdrop of New York City in 1962, Vera Kelly is not your typical spy. Struggling to make rent and navigate the vibrant underground gay scene in Greenwich Village, she finds herself unexpectedly recruited by the CIA. With her sharp wit and technical skills, Vera is thrust into the heart of Argentina's political chaos. As she wiretaps a congressman and mingles with passionate student activists, the story unfolds with unexpected twists and turns. When betrayal leaves her stranded during a coup, Vera must confront the harsh realities of war and make drastic decisions for her survival. 'Who Is Vera Kelly?' is a genre-defying novel that combines a coming-of-age story with the tension of a spy thriller, earning glowing reviews from The Washington Post and New York Times Book Review. Perfect for those who love literary thrillers, strong female leads, and tales of resilience, this book is a must-read. Condition: BRAND NEW | ISBN: 9780857308108 | Year: 2021 | Publisher: The Crime & Mystery Club. Notes: Shipping is free for this item. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780857308108
Year: 2021
Publisher: The Crime & Mystery Club
Description:
An exhilarating page turner and perceptive coming-of-age story, Who is Vera Kelly? introduces an original, wry and whip-smart female spy for the twenty-first century
New York City, 1962. Vera Kelly is struggling to make rent and blend into the underground gay scene in Greenwich Village. She's working night shifts at a radio station when her quick wits, sharp tongue, and technical skills get her noticed by a recruiter for the CIA.
Next thing she knows she's in Argentina, tasked with wiretapping a congressman and infiltrating a group of student activists in Buenos Aires. As Vera becomes more and more enmeshed with the young radicals, the fragile local government begins to split at the seams. When a betrayal leaves her stranded in the wake of a coup, Vera learns war makes for strange and unexpected bedfellows, and she's forced to take extreme measures to save herself.
'Who Is Vera Kelly? is the twisty, literary, woman-driven spy novel you've always wanted to read'— Amy Stewart, New York Times bestselling author of Girl Waits with Gun
'Forget about 007. This heroine has her own brand of spycraft...'—Washington Post
'Gripping, magnificently written...This is a cool, strolling boulevardier of a book, worldly, wry, unrushed but never slow, which casts its gaze upon the middle of the last century and forces us to consider how it might be failing us still'— New York Times Book Review
'The personal is most definitely political in Rosalie Knecht's crisp, lively and subversive second novel, Who Is Vera Kelly?
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780857308108
Year: 2021
Publisher: The Crime & Mystery Club
Description:
An exhilarating page turner and perceptive coming-of-age story, Who is Vera Kelly? introduces an original, wry and whip-smart female spy for the twenty-first century
New York City, 1962. Vera Kelly is struggling to make rent and blend into the underground gay scene in Greenwich Village. She's working night shifts at a radio station when her quick wits, sharp tongue, and technical skills get her noticed by a recruiter for the CIA.
Next thing she knows she's in Argentina, tasked with wiretapping a congressman and infiltrating a group of student activists in Buenos Aires. As Vera becomes more and more enmeshed with the young radicals, the fragile local government begins to split at the seams. When a betrayal leaves her stranded in the wake of a coup, Vera learns war makes for strange and unexpected bedfellows, and she's forced to take extreme measures to save herself.
'Who Is Vera Kelly? is the twisty, literary, woman-driven spy novel you've always wanted to read'— Amy Stewart, New York Times bestselling author of Girl Waits with Gun
'Forget about 007. This heroine has her own brand of spycraft...'—Washington Post
'Gripping, magnificently written...This is a cool, strolling boulevardier of a book, worldly, wry, unrushed but never slow, which casts its gaze upon the middle of the last century and forces us to consider how it might be failing us still'— New York Times Book Review
'The personal is most definitely political in Rosalie Knecht's crisp, lively and subversive second novel, Who Is Vera Kelly?