"A beguiling tale of espionage." -- Pam Jenoff, author of The Orphans
Tale and The Lost Girls of Paris
A twisting, sophisticated World War II novel following a spy who goes
undercover as a part of MI5--in chasing the secrets of others, how much
will she lose of herself?
Evelyn Varley has always been ambitious and clever. As a girl, she
earned a scholarship to a prestigious academy well above her parents'
means, gaining her a best friend from one of England's wealthiest
families. In 1939, with an Oxford degree in hand and war looming, Evelyn
finds herself recruited into an elite MI5 counterintelligence unit.
A ruthless secret society seeks an alliance with Germany and, posing as
a Nazi sympathizer, Evelyn must build a case to expose their treachery.
But as she is drawn deeper into layers of duplicity--perhaps of her own
making--some of those closest to her become embroiled in her
investigation. With Evelyn's loyalties placed under extraordinary
pressure, she'll face an impossible choice: save her country or the
people who love her. Her decision echoes for years after the war,
impacting everyone who thought they knew the real Evelyn Varley.
Beguiling and dark, An Unlikely Spy is a fascinating story of
deception and sacrifice, based on the history of real people within the
British intelligence community.
