A Most Clever Girl
Book Feature - A Most Clever Girl by Stephanie Marie Thornton
HBL Note: I’ve been a huge fan of Stephanie Marie Thornton’s writing for a long time. I reviewed two of her novels: And They Called it Camelot and American Princess. She also participated in my author panel on Writing About the Kennedy Family. Not to mention the author interview I did with her. So needless to say, I am always excited when I see she is out with a new novel. And her latest is especially intriguing. A MOST CLEVER GIRL by Stephanie Marie Thornton is based on the true story of Elizabeth Bentley, a Cold War double agent spying for the Russians and the United States. Scroll down to read more.
Book Feature - A Most Clever Girl by Stephanie Marie Thornton
Book Feature - A Most Clever Girl by Stephanie Marie Thornton
From the publisher:
1963: Reeling from the death of her mother and President Kennedy’s assassination, Catherine Gray shows up on Elizabeth Bentley’s doorstep demanding answers to the shocking mystery she just uncovered about her family. What she doesn’t expect is for Bentley to ensnare her in her own story of becoming a controversial World War II spy and Cold War informer…
Recruited by the American Communist Party to spy on fascists at the outbreak of World War II, a young Bentley—code name Clever Girl—finds she has an unexpected gift for espionage. But after falling desperately in love with her handler, Elizabeth makes another surprise discovery when she learns he is actually a Russian spy. Together, they will build the largest Soviet spy network in America and Elizabeth will become its uncrowned Red Spy Queen. However, once the war ends and the U.S. and U.S.S.R. become embroiled in the Cold War, it is Elizabeth who will dangerously clash with the NKVD, the brutal Soviet espionage agency.
As Catherine listens to Elizabeth's harrowing tale, she discovers that the women's lives are linked in shocking ways. Faced with the idea that her entire existence is based on a lie, Catherine realizes that only Elizabeth Bentley can tell her what the truth really is.
Book Feature - A Most Clever Girl by Stephanie Marie Thornton
