Louise's Gamble |
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| Author:
| Shaber, Sarah R. |
| Series title: | A Louise Pearlie Mystery Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7278-9640-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | Severn House
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $32.95 |
Book Description:
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Young widow Louise Pearlie becomes embroiled in a perilous game of mafia bosses, Nazi spies and banished royalty in this wartime novel of suspense - 1942, Washington DC. Young widow Louise Pearlie is now a chief file clerk at the legendary OSS, the precursor to the CIA, and enjoying being an independent, working woman despite wartime privations. But a casual friendship struck up with Alessa di Luca, a secretive war refugee, sucks Louise into a dangerous...
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Young widow Louise Pearlie becomes embroiled in a perilous game of mafia bosses, Nazi spies and banished royalty in this wartime novel of suspense - 1942, Washington DC. Young widow Louise Pearlie is now a chief file clerk at the legendary OSS, the precursor to the CIA, and enjoying being an independent, working woman despite wartime privations. But a casual friendship struck up with Alessa di Luca, a secretive war refugee, sucks Louise into a dangerous game of mafia bosses, Nazi spies, banished royalty and Sicilian aristocracy - placing not only her job, but her life, in jeopardy . . .