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Random House
February 2019
On Sale: February 12, 2019
Featuring: Marie Mitchell; Thomas Sankara
304 pages
ISBN: 0812998952
EAN: 9780812998955
Kindle: B07D246LR1
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What if your sense of duty required you to betray the man you love? One woman struggles to choose between her honor and her heart in this enthralling espionage drama that deftly hops between New York and West Africa. Itโs 1986, the heart of the Cold War, and Marie Mitchell is an intelligence officer with the FBI. Sheโs brilliant, but sheโs also a young black woman working in an old boysโ club. Her career has stalled out, sheโs overlooked for every high-profile squad, and her days are filled with monotonous paperwork. So when sheโs given the opportunity to join a shadowy task force aimed at undermining Thomas Sankara, the charismatic, revolutionary president of Burkina Faso whose Communist ideology has made him a target for American intervention, she says yes. Yes, even though she secretly admires the work Thomas is doing for his country. Yes, even though she is still grieving over the mysterious death of her sister, whose example led Marie to this career path in the first place. Yes, even though a furious part of her suspects sheโs being offered the job because of her appearance and not her talent. In the year that follows, Marie will observe Thomas, seduce him, and ultimately have a hand in the coup that will bring him down. But doing so will change everything she believes about what it means to be a spy, a lover, a sister, and a good American. Inspired by true eventsโThomas Sankara is known as โAfricaโs Che Guevaraโโthis novel knits together a gripping spy thriller, a heartbreaking family drama, and a passionate romance. This is a face of the Cold War youโve never seen before, and it introduces a powerful new literary voice.
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