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American Spy: A Novel

Wilkinson, Lauren

Published by Random House Trade Paperbacks (2020)

ISBN 10: 0812988280 ISBN 13: 9780812988284

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Book Description Softcover. Condition: New. Reprint. Product DescriptionAmerican Spy updates the espionage thriller with blazing originality.-Entertainment WeeklyThere has never been anything like it.-Marlon James, GQSo much fun . . . Like the best of John le Carr, its extremely tough to put down.-NPRNAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY CHICAGO TRIBUNE AND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review Time NPR Entertainment Weekly Esquire BuzzFeed Vulture Real Simple Good Housekeeping The New York Public LibraryWhat if your sense of duty required you to betray the man you love?Its 1986, the heart of the Cold War, and Marie Mitchell is an intelligence officer with the FBI. Shes brilliant, but shes also a young black woman working in an old boys club. Her career has stalled out, shes overlooked for every high-profile squad, and her days are filled with monotonous paperwork. So when shes given the opportunity to join a shadowy task force aimed at undermining Thomas Sankara, the charismatic revolutionary president of Burkina Faso whose Communist ideology has made him a target for American intervention, she says yes. Yes, even though she secretly admires the work Sankara is doing for his country. Yes, even though she is still grieving the mysterious death of her sister, whose example led Marie to this career path in the first place. Yes, even though a furious part of her suspects shes being offered the job because of her appearance and not her talent.In the year that follows, Marie will observe Sankara, seduce him, and ultimately have a hand in the coup that will bring him down. But doing so will change everything she believes about what it means to be a spy, a lover, a sister, and a good American.Inspired by true events-Thomas Sankara is known as Africas Che Guevara-American Spy knits together a gripping spy thriller, a heartbreaking family drama, and a passionate romance. This is a face of the Cold War youve never seen before, and it introduces a powerful new literary voice.NOMINATED FOR THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD Shortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel PrizeSpy fiction plus allegory, and a splash of pan-Africanism. What could go wrong? As it happens, very little. Clever, bracing, darkly funny, and really, really good.-Ta-Nehisi CoatesInspired by real events, this espionage thriller ticks all the right boxes, delivering a sexually charged interrogation of both politics and race.-EsquireEchoing the stoic cynicism of Hurston and Ellison, and the verve of Conan Doyle, American Spy lays our complicities-political, racial, and sexual-bare. Packed with unforgettable characters, its a stunning book, timely as it is timeless.-Paul Beatty, Man Booker Prizewinning author of The SelloutReviewAn expertly written spy thriller . . . that tackles issues of politics, race and gender . . . Like the best of John le Carr, its extremely tough to put down. It marks the debut of an immensely talented writer whos refreshingly unafraid to take risks, and has the skills to make those risks pay off.-NPRFor the novels engaging intelligence and serious reckoning with the worlds postwar order, Wilkinson deserves the comparisons to John le Carr shes already receiving. But in bringing a virtually unheard-from fictional viewpoint to espionage literature, she has reinvigorated the genre.-TimeLauren Wilkinsons American Spy, inspired by true events, is a thrilling, original read.-Real SimpleIt might seem hyperbolic to say that this book is riveting and thrilling from the very first page, except that it totally is. . . . Its a refreshing take on an espionage story-No icy Russian tundra! A black female spy!-thats sexy and suspenseful in equal measure.-Samantha Irby, Marie ClaireWilkinson takes readers down a path of danger, seduction and patriotism.-EssenceLauren Wilkinson reminds us of a less-covered side of the Cold War with her debut set in 1986 Africa. FBI agent Marie Mitchel. Seller Inventory # DADAX0812988280