Who Is Vera Kelly? (A Vera Kelly Story, 1)
SKU: SONG1947793012
ISBN : 9781947793019
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Who Is Vera Kelly? (A Vera Kelly Story, 1)
Winner of the 2021 Edgar Award - G.P. Putnams Sons Sue Grafton Memorial AwardFinalist for the Lambda Literary AwardsAn NPR Best Book of the YearGripping, subtle, magnificently written. -The New York Times Book ReviewA delectable page-turner . . . Vera Kelly introduces a fascinating new spy to literatures mystery canon-one we hope sticks around long beyond this snappy, intimate debut. -Entertainment WeeklyNew 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 the Cold War makes for strange and unexpected bedfellows, and she's forced to take extreme measures to save herself.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.
Specification of Who Is Vera Kelly? (A Vera Kelly Story, 1)
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Author | Knecht, Rosalie |
Binding | paperback |
Language | english |
Edition | First Edition |
ISBN-10 | 1947793012 |
ISBN-13 | 9781947793019 |
Publication Year | 2018-06-12T00:00:01Z |
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