Devil Darling Spy
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4.2 • 5 Ratings
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- $5.99
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Publisher Description
In this utterly gripping thriller, Sarah, the fearless heroine of indie bestseller Orphan Monster Spy, hunts a rogue German doctor in Central Africa who might be a serial murderer.
It's 1940, and Sarah Goldstein is hiding in plain sight as Ursula Haller, the Shirley Temple of Nazi high society. She helps the resistance by spying on Nazi generals at cocktail parties in Berlin, but she yearns to do more. Then the spy she works for, the Captain, gets word of a German doctor who's gone rogue in Central Africa. Rumors say the doctor is experimenting with a weapon of germ warfare so deadly it could wipe out entire cities. It's up to the Captain and Sarah to reach the doctor and seize this weapon--known as "the Bleeding"--before the Nazis can use it to murder thousands. Joining them on their journey, in of the guise of a servant, is Clementine, a half-German, half-Senegalese girl, whose wit and ferocity are a perfect match for Sarah's. As they travel through the areas now known as the Republic of the Congo and Gabon, Clementine's astute observations force Sarah to face a hard truth: that mass extermination didn't start with the Nazis.
This unbearably high-stakes thriller pushes Sarah to face the worst that humanity is capable of--and challenges her to find reasons to keep fighting.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
It's 1940, and Adm. Wilhelm Canaris, head of German military intelligence, believes the SS is plotting with Japan to weaponize a deadly virus discovered by German missionaries in central Africa. Canaris may be pro-German, but he's also antigenocide, so he orders fixer Helmut Haller (British spy Capt. Jeremy Floyd), and his "niece," Ursula (his apprentice, 16-year-old Jewish orphan Sarah Goldstein), to bring him the missionaries and their research, thus removing the disease from play. Accompanied by their Afro-German maid, Clementine, and French-born black priest Claude, Jeremy and Sarah chase rumors of a plague-spreading "White Devil" to the Congo basin, where they find Professor Rudolf Bofinger; his stepdaughter, Dr. Lisbeth Fischer; and an illness dubbed "the Bleeding." Unbeknownst to them, their mission is far from finished. Killeen's shattering follow-up to Orphan Monster Spy explores Nazism's roots, the atrocities of colonialism, and the human cost of war. Though those unfamiliar with both WWII history and the preceding novel may have difficulty following the plot's intricacies, Killeen delivers an action-packed, emotionally eviscerating tale. Ages 12 up.
Customer Reviews
Exceeded High Expectations
Killeen delves into the forgotten horrors of the second world war with deeply intuitive writing and full, messy characters. Brilliantly researched, a plot saturated with action and twists, the rule of the sophomore slump defied, this is book will be a favorite of mine for years to come.
Book one is better
This book was okay but I liked Orphan Monster Spy much more.