Spitfire
A Livy Nash Mystery
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3.9 • 18 Ratings
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- $16.99
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
A “gritty and glamorous” debut historical mystery set in post-war Paris and London—for fans of Susan Elia MacNeal’s Maggie Hope series and Kate Quinn’s The Alice Network (Julia Kelly, author of The Light Over London)
In the wake of World War II, former Resistance spy Livy Nash is called back to the high-stakes world of espionage and intrigue—by none other than James Bond creator Ian Fleming
How far would you go for vengeance?
It’s V-E Day 1946 in London. World War II is long over, and former spy Livy Nash is celebrating with her third drink before noon. She went to war to kill Nazis. Dropped behind enemy lines as a courier, she quickly became one of the toughest agents in France. But her war ended with betrayal and the execution of the man she loved. Now, Livy spends her days proofreading a demeaning advice column for little ladies at home, and her nights alone with black market vodka.
But everything changes when she meets the infamous Ian Fleming. The man who will create the world’s most sophisticated secret agent has an agenda of his own and sends Livy back to France with one task: track down the traitor who killed the only man she ever loved. Livy jumps at the chance, heading back to Paris undercover as a journalist. But the City of Lights is teeming with spies, and Livy quickly learns just how much the game has changed. With enemies on every corner and ever-shifting alliances, she’ll have to learn to fight a new war if she wants to conquer the past once and for all.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Huie's spirited debut and series launch introduces Olivia "Livy" Nash, whose daring exploits as a spy in France during WWII earned her the code name Spitfire. While men returned from the war to parades and medals, women like Livy were expected to quietly drift into the role of secretary or housewife. Back in London in 1946, Livy is reduced to proofreading the women's column for a third-rate newspaper, numbing her disillusionment with black market vodka. "For her, the war hadn't been something to be endured; it had given her purpose and meaning. Qualities her life now decidedly lacked." However, her military record has not gone unnoticed by naval intelligence officer Ian Fleming, who's putting together an espionage unit to fight "the next war," which "began before the last even ended." Livy is drawn into a world of spies and counterspies. Huie does an excellent job dramatizing events in the early days of the cold war. Vibrant characters, international intrigue, gritty action, and a wittily acerbic Ian Fleming, too who could ask for more?
