The Princess Spy

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Featured on Today What to Read in 2021 by The Washington Post A Wall Street Journal monthly pick \u200bThe international bestselling author of the ΓÇ£exciting,suspensefulinspirationalΓÇ¥ (Brad Thor#1 New York Times bestselling author) Code Name: Lise weaves another exceptional and thrilling hidden history of an ordinary American girl who became one of the OSSΓÇÖs most daring spies in World War II before marrying into European nobility. Perfect for fans of A Woman of No Importance and Code Girls. When Aline Griffith was born in a quiet suburban New York hamletno one had any idea that she would go on to live ΓÇ£a life of glamour and danger that Ingrid Bergman only played at in NotoriousΓÇ¥ (Time). As the US enters the Second World Warthe young college graduate is desperate to aid in the war effortbut no one is interested in a bright-eyed young woman whose only career experience is modeling clothes. AlineΓÇÖs life changes whenat a dinner partyshe meets a man named Frank Ryan and reveals how desperately she wants to do her part for her country. Within a few weekshe helps her join the Office of Strategic ServicesΓÇöforerunner of the CIA. With a code name and expert training under her beltshe is sent to Spain to be a coderbut is soon given the additional assignment of infiltrating the upper echelons of societymingling with high-ranking officialsdiplomatsand titled Europeansany of whom could be an enemy agent. Against this glamorous backdrop of galas and dinner partiesshe recruits sub-agents and engages in deep-cover espionage to counter Nazi tactics in Madrid. Even after marrying the Count of Romanonesone of the wealthiest men in SpainAline secretly continues her covert activitiesbeing given special assignments when abroad that would benefit from her impeccable pedigree and social connections. Filled with twistsromanceand plenty of white-knuckled adventures fit for a James Bond filmThe Princess Spy brings to vivid life the dazzling adventures of a remarkable American woman who risked everything to serve her country.