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A darker reality, Anne Perry

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"A personal trip turns perilous after the murder of a British spy in Washington, D.C., forces Elena Standish to face dark family secrets in this exciting 1930s mystery by bestselling author Anne Perry. On a family trip to Washington, D.C., Elena Standish is delighted to visit her mother's parents for their anniversary and celebrate with influential friends of her grandfather, a prominent scientist. Even Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt will attend the party. But the event comes to a sudden and tragic end when one of the guests, Lila Worth, is run over by a car in the driveway outside. Elena realizes that Lila had been trying to tell her something, and when a call from Peter Lucas back home at MI6 confirms that Lila was a British spy, Elena pairs with the American secret service to find out what vital information the young woman had in her possession. To further complicate Elena's trip, her grandfather is arrested for the murder. Desperate to clear his name and save her family from disgrace, she looks more deeply into her grandfather's scientific life and discovers that Lila had been desperately trying to keep the latest developments in nuclear fission out of the Nazis' hands. Her grandfather's business secrets run deep, it appears, and as Elena begins to question his loyalties, she wonders if she can trust anyone in this dark new world order"--
Language
eng
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Edition
First edition.
Extent
307 pages
Note
Sequel to: A question of betrayal
Isbn
9780593159361
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A darker reality
Title
A darker reality
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Anne Perry
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Author
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Language
eng
Summary
"A personal trip turns perilous after the murder of a British spy in Washington, D.C., forces Elena Standish to face dark family secrets in this exciting 1930s mystery by bestselling author Anne Perry. On a family trip to Washington, D.C., Elena Standish is delighted to visit her mother's parents for their anniversary and celebrate with influential friends of her grandfather, a prominent scientist. Even Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt will attend the party. But the event comes to a sudden and tragic end when one of the guests, Lila Worth, is run over by a car in the driveway outside. Elena realizes that Lila had been trying to tell her something, and when a call from Peter Lucas back home at MI6 confirms that Lila was a British spy, Elena pairs with the American secret service to find out what vital information the young woman had in her possession. To further complicate Elena's trip, her grandfather is arrested for the murder. Desperate to clear his name and save her family from disgrace, she looks more deeply into her grandfather's scientific life and discovers that Lila had been desperately trying to keep the latest developments in nuclear fission out of the Nazis' hands. Her grandfather's business secrets run deep, it appears, and as Elena begins to question his loyalties, she wonders if she can trust anyone in this dark new world order"--
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Perry, Anne
Dewey number
823/.914
Index
no index present
LC call number
PR6066.E693
LC item number
D384 2021
Literary form
fiction
Series statement
An Elena Standish novel
Series volume
[3]
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  • Standish, Elena
  • Women photographers
  • Women spies
  • Intelligence officers
  • Murder
  • Washington (D.C.)
  • Mystery fiction
  • FICTION / Historical / General
  • FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional
  • FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical
  • Murder
  • Women photographers
  • Women spies
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A darker reality, Anne Perry
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Sequel to: A question of betrayal
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
Content category
text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
Control code
on1229031128
Dimensions
25 cm.
Edition
First edition.
Extent
307 pages
Isbn
9780593159361
Lccn
2021015449
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)1229031128
Label
A darker reality, Anne Perry
Publication
Copyright
Note
Sequel to: A question of betrayal
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
on1229031128
Dimensions
25 cm.
Edition
First edition.
Extent
307 pages
Isbn
9780593159361
Lccn
2021015449
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)1229031128

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