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American Spy
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American Spy

A Novel

by Lauren Wilkinson

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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Spy, Thriller, and Most Recommended Books.

What if your sense of duty required you to betray the man you love One woman struggles to choose between her honor and her heart in this enthralling espionage drama that deftly hops between New York and West Africa.It's 1986, the heart of the Cold War, and Marie Mitchell is an intelligence officer with the FBI. She's brilliant, but she's also a yo...

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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Spy, Thriller, and Most Recommended Books.

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