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Lena Stillman novels

Author

Smith, Alisa

1) Speakeasy

Author

Smith, Alisa

Series

Lena Stillman novels volume 1

Pub. Date

2018

Edition

First U.S. edition.

Language

English

Description

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"In this literate and action-packed historical thriller, set during World War II, a plucky code-breaker fights to keep a deadly secret as her Bonnie-and-Clyde past threatens to catch up with her. Thirty-year-old Lena Stillman is living a perfectly respectable life when a shocking newspaper headline calls up her past: it concerns her former lover, charismatic bank robber Bill Bagley. A romantic and charming figure, Lena had tried to forget him by resuming...

2) Doublespeak

Author

Smith, Alisa

Series

Lena Stillman novels volume 2

Publisher

St. Martin's Press

Pub. Date

2019.

Edition

First U.S. edition.

Language

English

Description

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The followup to the literate and action-packed historical thriller Speakeasy, Doublespeak finds plucky protagonist Lena on a journey back to her past. Lieutenant Lena Stillman has been left, nearly alone, on her code-breaking mission in remote Alaska. World War II has been over for a month, but due to crimes committed a lifetime ago, Lena is still under the control of the powerful Miss Maggie. Shaken by her role in the disappearance of Corporal...