Spitfire: A Livy Nash Mystery
A new historical mystery for fans of Susan Elia MacNeal's Maggie Hope series and Kate Quinn's The Alice Network
How far would you go for vengeance?
It's V-E Day 1946 in London. World War II is long over, and former spy Livy Nash is celebrating with her third drink before noon. She went to war to kill Nazis. Dropped behind enemy lines as a courier, she quickly became one of the toughest agents in France. But her war ended with betrayal and the execution of the man she loved. Now, Livy spends her days proofreading a demeaning advice column for little ladies at home, and her nights alone with black market vodka.
But everything changes when she meets the infamous Ian Fleming. The man who will create the world's most sophisticated secret agent has an agenda of his own and sends Livy back to France with one task: track down the traitor who killed the only man she ever loved. Livy jumps at the chance, heading back to Paris undercover as a journalist. But the City of Lights is teeming with spies, and Livy quickly learns just how much the game has changed. With enemies on every corner and ever-shifting alliances, she'll have to learn to fight a new war if she wants to conquer the past once and for all.
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M. L. Huie is a writer, teacher, and actor. In addition to working ten years as a features journalist, he has written several plays that have been performed throughout the US and in the UK. Like Livy Nash, he loves the northwest of England and has a Yank's appreciation for a good Lancashire hot pot. Spitfire is his first novel.
Justine Eyre is a classically trained actress who has narrated many audiobooks, earning the prestigious Audie Award for best narration and numerous Earphones Awards. She is multilingual and known for her great facility with accents. She has appeared on stage, with leading roles in King Lear and The Crucible, and has had starring roles in four films on the indie circuit. Her television credits include Two and a Half Men and Mad Men.
"Huie's taut spy thriller takes the reader to a Britain and France where the wounds of war are both deep and fresh...An auspicious debut."
-- "Charlie Lovett, New York Times bestselling author""Huie does an excellent job dramatizing events in the early days of the cold war. Vibrant characters, international intrigue, gritty action, and a wittily acerbic Ian Fleming, too--who could ask for more?"
-- "Publishers Weekly (starred review)""Offer[s] a look at the fragile psyches of veterans in England and France, as well as the inner turmoil of war heroes who've seen too much but feel morally bound to fight on. Nash is a welcome new protagonist who will be welcomed by fans of Kate Atkinson's Transcription and Simon Mawer's Tightrope."
-- "Booklist""Huie's debut is an old-fashioned mystery shot through with tragedy; for aficionados of the glamour and romance of spycraft."
-- "Kirkus Reviews""Huie writes with dry, cracking wit and unflinching heart...Filled with intrigue, betrayal, heartache, and danger, Spitfire is a debut not to be missed."
-- "Meghan Holloway, author of Once More Unto the Breach""Gritty and glamorous, Spitfire races through the streets of post-war London and Paris in a twisting story of intrigue and betrayal...Livy Nash is exactly my kind of heroine."
-- "Julia Kelly, author of The Light Over London""Meticulously researched with a twisty, compelling plot and a heroine that you root for from the first page, Spitfire combines all the elements of great historical fiction."
-- "Jane Healey, author of The Beantown Girls""Huie has created a hard-bitten, hardcore heroine in Livy Nash, and a perfectly noir spy thriller."
-- "Alisa Smith, author of the Lena Stillman series""If you're a fan of espionage thrillers, you'll love Spitfire...A fantastic debut novel."
-- "Jeanne M. Dickson, author of Grounded Hearts"
