The Book Spy, Alan Hlad
The Book Spy, Alan Hlad
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The Book Spy

Author: Alan Hlad

Narrator: Christa Lewis

Unabridged: 11 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/31/2023

Synopsis

1942: With the war's outcome hanging in the balance, President Roosevelt sends an unlikely new taskforce on a unique mission. They are librarians and microfilm specialists trained in espionage, working with a special branch of the Office of Strategic Services and deployed to neutral cities throughout Europe. By acquiring and scouring Axis newspapers, books, technical manuals, and periodicals, the librarians can gather information about troop location, weaponry, and military plans.

Maria Alves, a microfilm expert working at the New York Public Library, is dispatched to Lisbon, where she meticulously photographs publications and sends the film to London to be analyzed. Working in tandem with Tiago Soares, a Portuguese bookstore owner on a precarious mission of his own, Maria acquires vital information, including a directory of arms factories in Germany.

But as she and Tiago grow closer, any future together is jeopardized when Maria's superiors ask her to pose as a double agent, feeding misinformation to Lars Steiger, a wealthy Swiss banker and Nazi sympathizer who launders Hitler's gold. Gaining Lars's trust will bring Maria into the very heart of the Fuhrer's inner circle. And it will provide her with a chance to help steer the course of war, if she is willing to take risks as great as the possible rewards . . .

About Alan Hlad

Alan Hlad is the internationally bestselling author of historical fiction novels inspired by real people and events of WWI and WWII, including The Book Spy, Churchill's Secret Messenger, A Light Beyond the Trenches, and the USA Today and IndieBound bestseller The Long Flight Home. A member of the Historical Novel Society, Literary Cleveland, Novelitics, and the Akron Writers' Group, he is a frequent speaker at conferences, literary events, and book club gatherings. He currently divides his time between Ohio and Portugal.

Reviews

Goodreads review by PamG on May 28, 2023

The Book Spy by Alan Hlad is a captivating and fascinating historical thriller. President Roosevelt sends librarians and microfilm specialists to neutral cities in Europe. Their task is to acquire and microfilm newspapers, books, technical manuals, and periodicals. The microfilmed information wi......more

Goodreads review by Marilyn (not getting notifications) on January 25, 2023

The Book Spy by Alan Hlad was a most compelling and engaging book about aspects of World War II that I had known about. Over the years, I have read all of the books that Alan Hlad has written. His books always focus on little known aspects that occurred during World War II, have strong female protag......more

Goodreads review by Dona's on November 21, 2022

Maria blinked back tears. “I’m so happy to see you.” Roy placed a hand on the base of the bed. “How are you?” “My hip was dislocated and I received stitches to a cut on my back, but I’ll be all right.” She clasped her hands and noticed that her mother’s sapphire ring was still on her finger. A wave o......more

Goodreads review by Karren on December 24, 2022

A couple of weeks after the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt forms a new task force and it's called the Office of Strategic Service. They need librarians and microfilm specialists, to purchase and go through Axis publications and their looking for anything that might help the allies w......more

Goodreads review by Kellie on March 24, 2023

This amazing book deserves so much more than a shiny 5 star rating!!!! This is one of those times where I am stumped as to what to say in my review because so much has already been said and written about this book, that I don't know what to add! So here's some of my thoughts about The Book Spy. When......more

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