Louise's Gamble

Name: Louise's Gamble
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Sarah R. Shaber
ISBN: 9798200809240

Author: Sarah R. Shaber

Series: Louise Pearlie Mystery Series #1

Narrator: Jenny Hoops

Unabridged: 7 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Spoken Realms

Published: 08/24/2021

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Historical Fiction, Military Fiction

Synopsis

It’s 1942 in Washington, DC. Louise Pearlie is now a chief file clerk at the legendary OSS, the precursor to the CIA, and enjoys being an independent, working woman despite wartime privations. But a casual friendship struck up with Alessa di Luca, a secretive war refugee, sucks Louise into a dangerous game of mafia bosses, Nazi spies, banished royalty, and Sicilian aristocracy—placing not only her job, but her life, in jeopardy.

About Sarah R. Shaber

Sarah R. Shaber is an award-winning mystery author from North Carolina. Her Louise Pearlie Mystery series stars a young widow working for the Office of Strategic Services in Washington, DC, during World War II. Shaber also penned an earlier series of murder mysteries, the Professor Simon Shaw series, as well as a stand-alone horror novel, Blood Test, and was the editor of Tar Heel Dead, a collection of short stories by North Carolina mystery writers. Her short stories appear in several anthologies, including Carolina Crimes and Murder Under the Oaks. Shaber was the Bouchercon15 (World Mystery Conference) local guest of honor. Her website is SarahShaberBooks.net.

About Jenny Hoops

Jenny Hoops is a versatile audiobook narrator. With degrees in psychology and biology, she relishes science-related nonfiction and complex whodunnit fiction. Jenny loves acting, and excels at many accents, including American (Standard, Midwest, New England, Southern, Texas, West Coast), Canadian (French and English), British (RP, Cockney), Spanish, Italian, and German. Her nonfiction work includes biographies as well as current events and news. Jenny’s varied career: environment inspector, event coordinator, motivational speaker, soccer mom, and now narrator. In her spare time, she visits nursing homes with her friendly dog, and cheers for her sons at biathlon races. Jenny lives in rural Alberta, Canada, and records from a professionally equipped home studio.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Antoinette on July 08, 2012

Even better than the first, Louise's War. I have recommended this book to friends who enjoy historical mysteries and strong female characters. The characters continue to develop in a believable way. Love the historical detail and the complexity of the plot. Looking forward to the next volume in the......more

Goodreads review by Susan on July 12, 2012

Widowed Louise Pearlie is only a file clerk with the OSS, but when an Italian refugee she has befriended claims that she has valuable information, the agency is interested. Then Louise--and everyone else--learn that the poor, ill-clad woman is really a wealthy Countess, who has disguised herself. Th......more

Goodreads review by Judith on June 27, 2012

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, a good story, such immediacy of the history had me feeling a part of the times. It was such a time of cultural changes of all sorts, but this is the sort of story historians do not tell as well. The story of Betty in jail, teaching Henry how to use the washing machine......more

Goodreads review by Paulatics on January 21, 2013

I have been a reader of Sarah Shaber since her first book. She is an intelligent writer with a keen sense of history.......more