The Widow Spy, Megan Campisi
The Widow Spy, Megan Campisi
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The Widow Spy

Author: Megan Campisi

Narrator: Carlotta Brentan

Unabridged: 8 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/09/2024


Synopsis

The author of the Sin Eater returns with a rousing and propulsive novel based on the astonishing true story of the first female Pinkerton detective whose next assignment could end the Civil War in this “must-read” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) for Amy Stewart and Sarah Waters fans.

Kate Warne is many things: the country’s first female detective, a Pinkerton agent, and a Union spy.

It’s August 1861, and her latest assignment could end the bloody Civil War and bring the fractured United States together again. All she must do is win the trust of her captive: Confederate spy and socialite Rose Greenhow. But with Rose well aware of Kate’s working-class background and belief in abolitionism, it seems an impossible task. Worse, Kate has secrets that make her vulnerable, such as her forbidden love affair with a colleague.

With time running out, Kate faces not only the moral and political divides between herself and Rose but also the ones she’s made in her own heart. She must decide which divides are worth crossing and how far she’s willing to go to defeat the Confederacy in this spellbinding and moving new novel from Megan Campisi.

About Megan Campisi

Megan Campisi is a playwright, novelist, and teacher. She has been a forest ranger, a sous-chef in Paris, and a physical theater specialist around the world. She attended Yale University and l’École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq. In 2019 she received a Fulbright Specialist award to travel to Turkey and give master classes at Tatbikat Theater. Her first novel, Sin Eater, received the Debut Crown Award from the Historical Writers’ Association. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Megan lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her family.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Literary on January 29, 2024

A gripping historical fiction novel about the first female Pinkerton detective and her courageous efforts to end the Civil War. Recommended!......more

Goodreads review by Kate on February 17, 2024

Drawn from the annals of U.S. Civil War history, this was an engaging and most interesting read about Kate Warne - the first U.S. female detective/Pinkerton agent and Union spy. Hers was an amazing and challenging life's journey from famine laden Ireland to a factory mill of Tremont, Massachusetts b......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on April 30, 2024

It was so refreshing to get engrossed in a historical fiction book not set during either WWI or WWII (not that I don't enjoy those too, I definitely do) but the American Civil War is decidedly an era I haven't read too often and Megan Campisi's Pinkerton/female spy book was excellent!! Great on audi......more

Goodreads review by Deanna (she_reads_truth_365) on May 02, 2024

I was immediately intrigued when I read that The Widow Spy was based on a real life female detective in the Pinkerton Agency. A female who worked outside the home during the late 1800s was rare and even more so to be employed as a detective. This riveting story took place during the Civil War and th......more

Goodreads review by Carole on March 30, 2024

The nation’s first female detective matches wits with a formidable Confederate opponent. Kate Warne, born in Ireland as Mary Kate Heaney, has overcome many challenges to get where she is in August of 1861. When her parents both died during the Great Famine, she was brought to the US by a neighboring......more