num_pages: 384
description: Perfect for fans of Kate Quinn Marie Benedict and Pam Jenoff and inspired by true stories of the heroic librarian spies of WWII the new book from the internationally bestselling author of Churchills Secret Messenger transports readers from the New York Public Library to Portugals city of espionage in a thrilling riveting tale.An American librarian. A Portuguese bookseller. A mission to change the tide of the war.1942: With the wars outcome hanging in the balance every sliver of intelligence can be critical. Though far from the battlefields cities like Lisbon Portugals neutral capital become lynchpins in a different kind of warfare as 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. 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 brave and honorable bookstore owner on a precarious mission of his ownproviding Jewish refugees with forged passports and visasMaria acquires vital information including a directory of arms factories in Germany. But as she and Tiago grow closer any future together is jeopardized when Marias superiors ask her to pose as a double agent feeding misinformation to Lars Steiger a wealthy Swiss banker and Nazi sympathizer who launders Hitlers gold. Gaining Lars trust will bring Maria into the very heart of the Fuhrers 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 . . .
language: English
title: The Book Spy
publisher: Kensington