{"product_id":"who-is-vera-kelly-paperback","title":"Who Is Vera Kelly? - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRosalie Knecht\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2021 Edgar Award - G.P. Putnam's Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinalist for the Lambda Literary Awards \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn NPR Best Book of the Year \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Gripping, subtle, magnificently written.\" ―\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A delectable page-turner . . . Vera Kelly introduces a fascinating new spy to literature's mystery canon―one we hope sticks around long beyond this snappy, intimate debut.\" ―\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNew York City, 1962. Vera Kelly is struggling to make rent and blend into the underground gay scene in Greenwich Village. She's working night shifts at a radio station when her quick wits, sharp tongue, and technical skills get her noticed by a recruiter for the CIA. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNext thing she knows she's in Argentina, tasked with wiretapping a congressman and infiltrating a group of student activists in Buenos Aires. As Vera becomes more and more enmeshed with the young radicals, the fragile local government begins to split at the seams. When a betrayal leaves her stranded in the wake of a coup, Vera learns the Cold War makes for strange and unexpected bedfellows, and she's forced to take extreme measures to save herself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn exhilarating page-turner and perceptive coming-of-age story, \u003ci\u003eWho Is Vera Kelly?\u003c\/i\u003e introduces an original, wry, and whip-smart female spy for the twenty-first century.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRosalie Knecht\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eWho is Vera Kelly?\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVera Kelly is not a Mystery\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Edgar Award, G.P. Putnam's Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award and a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award, as well as a \u003ci\u003eRelief Map\u003c\/i\u003e, and a translation of Aira's \u003ci\u003eThe Seamstress and the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Jersey City, NJ.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 12, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53592408817971,"sku":"9781947793019","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Q2ZQREhqaGtRUDZnTHJCdnhKSkl6UT09.webp?v=1782878383","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/who-is-vera-kelly-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}