The Secret Stealers

A Novel

De: Jane Healey

Narrado por: Sarah Mollo-Christensen

A female American spy in Nazi-occupied France finds purpose behind enemy lines in a novel of unparalleled danger, love, and daring by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Beantown Girls.

Anna Cavanaugh is a restless young widow and brilliant French teacher at an all-girls school in Washington, DC. Everything changes when she’s recruited into the Office of Strategic Services by family friend and legendary WWI hero Major General William Donovan.

Donovan has faith in her--and in all his “glorious amateurs” who are becoming Anna’s fast friends: Maggie, Anna’s down-to-earth mentor; Irene, who’s struggling to find support from her husband for her clandestine life; and Julia, a cheerful OSS liaison. But the more Anna learns about the organization’s secret missions, the more she longs to be stationed abroad. Then comes the opportunity: go undercover as a spy in the French Resistance to help steal critical intelligence that could ultimately turn the tide of the war.

Dispatched behind enemy lines and in constant danger, Anna is filled with adrenaline, passion, and fear. She’s driven to make a difference - for her country and for herself. Whatever the risk, she’s willing to take it to help liberate France from the shadows of occupation and to free herself from the shadows of her former life.

©2021 by Jane Healey (P)2021 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Loved the character development, but found the reader a bit whiney.

I enjoyed the epilogue the most. The effort to align with history and feature women’s role in WW2 was beyond my expectations, but fascinating.

Engaging Book

This story was engaging from beginning to end, including the author's notes! If you enjoy WWII stories, don't pass this one by!

Wonderfully exciting!!!

This is a really good historical fiction novel of WWII and the efforts of those who made a difference.

Completely Absorbing

Love, war, and spies! Loved every minute of it. So well-written I felt like I was there. My next listen will be by the same author. I love WW II books and this was one of the best. Although the heroine is almost a superwoman, Healey had me believing it all beginning to end. And I did not want it to end. It feels like if I googled the OSS, I would find Anna there right along with Donovan. A great listen!

Loved this story

Excellent story and research conducted by author. Loved the characters and women’s role in resistance

Excellent story

Beginning is a bit slow and I almost gave up
I am very happy , that I did not
Story improved drastically as the book continued

The Secret Stealers

Good story though a bit too long. Too much emphasis on main character's super human talents laced with her self doubt. Still it is well written, it has excellent characterisation and historical account of the problems of the resistance and spy issues during WII. Good author worth following. Narrator a bit breathy, but tolerable.

Great historical fiction

Great book about the resistance in World War II. Kept my attention. Great performance by narrator

Interesting peek at brave women making history

A heartwarming, heartstopping story of a humble woman who grows into a brave spy in occupied France. Based on real life experiences, explained in the Afterword. (Pay attention to her friend Julia's story for a fun surprise).

Good story, terrible narrator

The narrator was terrible and very much got in the way of the story.