Description
Inspired by a real-life female spy, a novel about a woman challenging convention and boundaries to help win a war, no matter the cost.
"A gripping, fascinating read." --Kelly Rimmer, New York Times bestselling author of The Warsaw Orphan
1944, Rome. Newlywed Niki Novotná is recruited by a new American spy agency to establish a secret branch in Italy's capital. One of the OSS's few female operatives abroad and multilingual, she's tasked with crafting fake stories and distributing propaganda to lower the morale of enemy soldiers.
Despite limited resources, Niki and a scrappy team of artists, forgers and others--now nicknamed The Lipstick Bureau--find success, forming a bond amid the cobblestoned streets and storied villas of the newly liberated city. But her work is also a way to escape devastating truths about the family she left behind in Czechoslovakia and a future with her controlling American husband.
As the war drags on and the pressure intensifies, Niki begins to question the rules she's been instructed to follow, and a colleague unexpectedly captures her heart. But one step out of line, one mistake, could mean life or death...
*Don't miss The Beautiful People, Michelle Gable's next novel. On sale in April 2024 and available to preorder now!
Author: Michelle Gable
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Graydon House
Published: 12/27/2022
Pages: 464
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 7.94h x 5.32w x 1.08d
ISBN: 9781525811470
Original Edition
Review Citation(s):
Booklist 10/15/2022 pg. 32
Library Journal 11/01/2022 pg. 100
Shelf Awareness 01/20/2023
"A gripping, fascinating read." --Kelly Rimmer, New York Times bestselling author of The Warsaw Orphan
1944, Rome. Newlywed Niki Novotná is recruited by a new American spy agency to establish a secret branch in Italy's capital. One of the OSS's few female operatives abroad and multilingual, she's tasked with crafting fake stories and distributing propaganda to lower the morale of enemy soldiers.
Despite limited resources, Niki and a scrappy team of artists, forgers and others--now nicknamed The Lipstick Bureau--find success, forming a bond amid the cobblestoned streets and storied villas of the newly liberated city. But her work is also a way to escape devastating truths about the family she left behind in Czechoslovakia and a future with her controlling American husband.
As the war drags on and the pressure intensifies, Niki begins to question the rules she's been instructed to follow, and a colleague unexpectedly captures her heart. But one step out of line, one mistake, could mean life or death...
*Don't miss The Beautiful People, Michelle Gable's next novel. On sale in April 2024 and available to preorder now!
Author: Michelle Gable
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Graydon House
Published: 12/27/2022
Pages: 464
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 7.94h x 5.32w x 1.08d
ISBN: 9781525811470
Original Edition
Review Citation(s):
Booklist 10/15/2022 pg. 32
Library Journal 11/01/2022 pg. 100
Shelf Awareness 01/20/2023