Devil Darling Spy, Matt Killeen
Devil Darling Spy, Matt Killeen
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Devil Darling Spy

Author: Matt Killeen

Narrator: Lorna Bennett

Unabridged: 12 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/21/2020

Synopsis

In this utterly gripping thriller, Sarah, the fearless heroine of indie bestseller Orphan Monster Spy, hunts a rogue German doctor in Central Africa who might be a serial murderer.It’s 1940, and Sarah Goldstein is hiding in plain sight as Ursula Haller, the Shirley Temple of Nazi high society. She helps the resistance by spying on Nazi generals at cocktail parties in Berlin, but she yearns to do more. Then the spy she works for, the Captain, gets word of a German doctor who’s gone rogue in Central Africa. Rumors say the doctor is experimenting with a weapon of germ warfare so deadly it could wipe out entire cities. It’s up to the Captain and Sarah to reach the doctor and seize this weapon—known as “the Bleeding”—before the Nazis can use it to murder thousands. Joining them on their journey, in of the guise of a servant, is Clementine, a half-German, half-Senegalese girl, whose wit and ferocity are a perfect match for Sarah’s. As they travel through the areas now known as the Republic of the Congo and Gabon, Clementine’s astute observations force Sarah to face a hard truth: that mass extermination didn’t start with the Nazis.This unbearably high-stakes thriller pushes Sarah to face the worst that humanity is capable of—and challenges her to find reasons to keep fighting.

About Matt Killeen

Matt Killeen was born in Birmingham, in the UK, back in the war-mad seventies—a hometown largely demolished and rebuilt in his lengthy absence. People tend to dismiss what comes more easily to them as unworthy, so it took him far too long to realize he was a writer. He worked as an advertising copywriter and a largely ignored music and sports journalist in the aughts, before fulfilling a childhood dream to join the LEGO® Group in 2010. He left after eight years, and an unconscionable amount of money spent in the staff store, to become a full-time author. A lover of costume parties, he is an avid gamer, soccer fan, toddler wrangler, and warrior for truth and social justice. Although a devout urbanite, he has somehow ended up surrounded by fields in a house full of LEGO bricks and musical instruments, with his two diversely aged children, Nuyorican soul mate, and neurotic fluffy dog. Orphan Monster Spy was his debut novel, and he has still not learned to touch-type.

Reviews

Goodreads review by kit

was anybody going to tell me there's gonna be a sequel to orphan monster spy or was i just supposed to check goodreads by myself!!!! * [19/11/2020] okay i have feelings and thoughts i will elaborate on the morning but if there's a third book and the captain ends up being gay just know that i called i......more

Goodreads review by Skip

Masquerading as the teenage Aryan Ursula Haller, Sarah Goldstein continues to spy against Nazi Germany. Set in 1940, she and the Captain travel to Africa to track down evidence that the Nazis are planning to use a biological weapon (using a highly contagious disease) to defeat the British and Americ......more

Goodreads review by Lucia

Me encanta leer libros de este temática, y nada mas ver el titulo de este libro supe que tenia que leerlo. Tengo que decir que ha sido una novela un poco montaña rusa, el libro empieza super fuerte, y hace que quieras seguir, pero llega un punto que se estanca que le da vuelta a lo mismo. Y el final,......more

Goodreads review by Kaitlin

After reading and loving Orphan Monster Spy, I anxiously awaited the sequel. This was a tough read for me. I appreciate that the author likes to base the plotlines on true events ("Lies will tie you up"), but this one felt muddled. Sarah loses herself for most of this novel, and with it my attention......more

Goodreads review by Konrad

O boże jakie to było dobre. Choć pierwszy tom na zawsze w serduszku to ten rowniez bede ciepło wspominał❤❤❤......more

Quotes

“This smart, chilling page-turner of a spy thriller set in central Africa will have strong crossover appeal to adult audiences.” School Library Journal

“Killeen’s shattering follow-up to Orphan Monster Spy explores Nazism’s roots, the atrocities of colonialism, and the human cost of war…Killeen delivers an action-packed, emotionally eviscerating tale.” Publishers Weekly

“The complexity of both plot and content make this an eye-opening read for fans of historical fiction.” Booklist

“A fast-paced thriller full of twists and surprises.” Kirkus Reviews

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