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<p><P>Lily Sampson finds herself in Morocco working at the American Legation on an undercover mission linked to Operation Torch. The mission&#58; to control French Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, squash Rommel, and thrust into Europe's underbelly. However, Lily's mastery of code is interrupted by murders which imperil her and the operation.</p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>Set in 1942, Baron's fast-paced second thriller/mystery featuring Lily Sampson (after 2002's A Fly Has a Hundred Eyes) finds the attractive archeologist working in Morocco, where her mentor, Prof. Hammond Drury, gets her involved with the clandestine activities of William Wild Bill Donovan, the real-life founder of the OSS. Lily and Hammond take cover jobs as part of the American legation in Tangier, while coded messages whiz back and forth in preparation for an Allied surprise offensive against Rommel. Foreign agents of several countries cast an eye on Lily, and two of her friends meet violent ends in a whodunit subplot that borders on the simplistic. Baron may not meld political treachery, murder and historical detail as seamlessly as, say, Michael Pearce in his Egyptian historicals (Death of an Effendi), but the

Author

Baron, Aileen Garsson

Publisher

Scottsdale, AZ : Poisoned Pen

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9781615952632

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Mystery, Historical Fiction