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Author:

Thornton, Stephanie, 1980- author.

Title:

A most clever girl : a novel of an American spy / Stephanie Marie Thornton.

Edition:

First Edition.

Publisher:

Berkley,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

394 pages : 20 cm.

Subject:

Communist Party of the United States of America--Fiction.
Bentley, Elizabeth,--1908-1963--Fiction.
Communism--United States--Fiction.
Women spies--Fiction.
Informers--United States--Fiction.
Espionage, Soviet--United States--Fiction.
Spy stories.
Historical fiction.

Notes:

Includes Readers Guide. Includes bibliographical resources (pages 393-394).

Summary:

"A thrilling tale of love, loyalty, and espionage, based on the incredible true story of Elizabeth Bentley, a Cold War double agent spying for the Russians and the United States, from USA Today bestselling author Stephanie Marie Thornton. 1963: Reeling from the death of her mother and President Kennedy's assassination, Catherine Gray shows up on Elizabeth Bentley's doorstep demanding answers to the shocking mystery just uncovered about her family. What she doesn't expect is for Bentley to ensnare her in her own story of becoming a controversial World War II spy and Cold War informer... Recruited by the American Communist Party to spy on fascists at the outbreak of World War II, a young Bentley-code name Clever Girl-finds she has an unexpected gift for espionage. But after falling desperately in love with her handler, Jacob Golos, Elizabeth makes another unexpected discovery when she learns her lover is actually a Russian spy. Together, they will build the largest Soviet spy network in America and Elizabeth will become its uncrowned Red Spy Queen. However, once the war ends and the U.S. and U.S.S.R. become embroiled in the Cold War, it is Elizabeth who will dangerously clash with the NKVD, the brutal Soviet espionage agency. As Catherine listens to Elizabeth's harrowing tale, she empathizes with her, that is, until she uncovers startling revelations that link the two women's lives in shocking ways. Faced with the idea that her entire existence is based on a lie, Catherine realizes there can be many sides to the truth. And only Elizabeth Bentley can tell her what that truth really is"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0593198409
9780593198407

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1227976599

LCCN:

2021006680

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