The Golden Doves

A Novel

By: Martha Hall Kelly

Narrated by: Jeremy Carlisle Parker, Saskia Maarleveld, Martha Hall Kelly

Length: 16 hrs and 45 mins

Publisher's summary

Two female spies risk everything to hunt down an infamous Nazi in this sweeping, profound tale of bravery from the bestselling author of Lilac Girls.

“A riveting story of two brave and amazing women who work in the French resistance during World War II . . . a triumph!”—Lisa Scottoline, New York Times bestselling author of Eternal

American Josie Anderson and Parisian Arlette LaRue are thrilled to be working in the French resistance, stealing so many Nazi secrets that they become known as the Golden Doves, renowned across France and hunted by the Gestapo. Their courage will cost them everything. When they are finally arrested and taken to the Ravensbrück concentration camp, along with their loved ones, a reclusive Nazi doctor does unspeakable things to Josie’s mother, a celebrated Jewish singer who joined her daughter in Paris when the world seemed bright. And Arlette’s son is stolen from her, never to be seen again.

A decade later the Doves fall headlong into a dangerous dual mission: Josie is working for U.S. Army Intelligence and accepts an assignment to hunt down the infamous doctor, while a mysterious man tells Arlette he may have found her son. The Golden Doves embark on a quest across Europe and ultimately to French Guiana, discovering a web of terrible secrets, and must put themselves in grave danger to finally secure justice and protect the ones they love.

Martha Hall Kelly has garnered acclaim for her stunning combination of empathy and research into the stories of women throughout history and for exploring the terrors of Ravensbrück. With The Golden Doves, she has crafted an unforgettable story about the fates of Nazi fugitives in the wake of World War II—and the unsung female spies who risked it all to bring them to justice.

©2023 Martha Hall Kelly (P)2023 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

“[A] riveting story of two brave and amazing women who work in the French Resistance during World War II . . . a triumph!” —Lisa Scottoline, New York Times bestselling author of Eternal

“Breathtakingly told . . . Add this page-turner to the canon of female freedom fighters to whom we owe so much and who would go unrecognized were it not for authors like Kelly.” —Alka Joshi, New York Times bestselling author of The Henna Artist

“I gasped aloud more times than I can count . . . and you will, too!” —Sarah McCoy, New York Times bestselling author of Mustique Island

Beautifully Written

As always, Martha Hall Kelly has written another beautiful novel. With all of the interesting details, it’s obvious how much research was done on this topic. I thoroughly enjoyed the characters and storyline. My only small negative critique was in just a few instances certain events occurred that were a little bit of a stretch (mostly items that were found). Yet, because I enjoyed the story so much, I could overlook them. Again, I love the author’s style of writing. Beautiful is the only word for it. I only gave it 4 out of 5 stars because Lilac Girls is still my favorite. The performances by the two narrators were outstanding.

Martha Hall Kelly

I have read all 3 of the books in this series and have enjoyed them all. I had the pleasure of meeting Martha in Doylestown, PA a few years ago. Looking forward to reading more from her!

I kept holding my breath!

Such great writing and so suspenseful! I could stop thinking about it when I wasn’t listening!

Great book

I really enjoyed this book. The writing and narration of the story were excellent! Very interesting subject matter with information I had not known before. Would definitely recommend.

Excellent!

Well written, and superb narration. Huge fan of Saskia Maarleveld narrations. Martha Hall does it again with incredible research accuracy intertwined beautifully with the atrocities of WWII treatment of people. Also elaborating on the rat line created by the US apart of operation “Paper Clip” makes you want to dive into more reading. Definitely recommend if a fan of Lilac Girls!

Must Read!!!

LOVED it! The ending was perfect. The dove the necklace the button... all of it. Truly a gem!

Kept my attention

A good read, with background on the complicity of world governments and the Vatican in aiding and abetting the escape of Nazi war criminals after WWII. The U.S. government’s Operation Paperclip, which existed to bring these criminals here to use for their scientific knowledge, while allowing them to live in comfort, was really shameful and embarrassing. Having said that, the espionage and thriller aspect of the storyline was, in my opinion, not well developed, and therefore not believable.

Excellent

A must read! I couldn’t stop from start to finish. Can’t wait for more from this author

Loved!!

Fantastic listen, couldn’t turn it off!! Great characters and story and unforgettable words. Loved it!

Eye opening tale revealing

Loved it!! Eye opening regarding the Nazi people who escaped justice, helped in some part by our government and the Roman Catholic Church