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Author:

Hlad, Alan.

Title:

The Book Spy / Alan Hlad.

Publisher:

Center Point Large Print,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

534 p : Large Print ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Librarian Spies.
London, England Fiction.
WWII Fiction.
Historical Fiction.

Summary:

An American librarian. A Portuguese bookseller. A mission to change the tide of the war.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—providing Jewish refugees with forged passports and visas—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’ 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 . . .

ISBN:

163808758X
9781638087588

LCCN:

2023932183

Locations:

DFPC353 -- Ackley Public Library (Ackley)

FYPI314 -- Dubuque County Library - Asbury Branch (Asbury)

XSPE157 -- Atlantic Public Library (Atlantic)

RZPE145 -- Carroll Public Library (Carroll)

DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)

JBPC145 -- Coon Rapids Public Library (Coon Rapids)

SHPC094 -- Denver Public Library (Denver)

ETPD745 -- Emmetsburg Public Library (Emmetsburg)

GHPD771 -- Grimes Public Library (Grimes)

VPPC384 -- Kling Memorial Library (Grundy Center)

FMPC224 -- Guttenberg Public Library (Guttenberg)

GUPF501 -- Newton Public Library (Newton)

UJPE911 -- Norwalk Easter Public Library (Norwalk)

XAPE737 -- Shenandoah Public Library (Shenandoah)

MUPB553 -- Whittemore Public Library (Whittemore)

TBPD706 -- Wilton Public Library (Wilton)

ZOPC437 -- Woodbine Carnegie Public Library (Woodbine)