The Librarian Spy is a stunning tour de force of historical fiction. The Librarian Spy is a stunning tour de force of historical fiction.' –Karen Robards, author of The Black Swan of Parisĭon't miss Madeline Martin's newest historical novel, The Keeper of Hidden Books! 'Uplifting, inspiring and suspenseful, this is one to savor!' –Natasha Lester, New York Times bestselling author of The Riviera House Yet she knows that the Nazis are searching for the press and its printer in order to silence them.Īs the battle in Europe rages, Ava and Elaine find themselves connecting through coded messages and discovering hope in the face of war. It's a job usually reserved for men, but in the war, those rules have been forgotten. Meanwhile, in occupied France, Elaine has begun an apprenticeship at a printing press run by members of the Resistance.

She lives in sunny Florida with her two daughters (known collectively as the minions), two incredibly spoiled cats and a man so wonderful he’s been dubbed Mr. But an unexpected offer from the US military has brought her to Lisbon with a new mission: posing as a librarian while working undercover as a spy gathering intelligence. Madeline Martin is a New York Times and International Bestselling author of historical fiction and historical romance.

A brilliant tale of resistance, courage and ultimately hope.' – Kelly Rimmer, New York Times bestselling author of The Warsaw Orphanįrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Bookshop in London comes a moving new novel inspired by the true history of America's library spies of World War II.Īva thought her job as a librarian at the Library of Congress would mean a quiet, routine existence. 'Readers will be on the edge of their seats.

The librarian spy by madeline martin