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A NEW YORK TIMES EDITOR'S CHOICE

A compelling story that pulsates with the energy of a thriller—The Wall Street Journal

Suspense, élan and a generous helping of glamour: Think George Smiley in a mink-trimmed coat.—The New York Times Book Review

The true story of socialite Marguerite Harrison, who spied for U.S. military intelligence in Russia and Germany in the fraught period between the world wars

Born a privileged child of America’s Gilded Age, Marguerite Harrison rebelled against her mother’s ambitions, married the man she loved, was widowed at thirty-seven, and set off on a life of adventure. Hired as a society reporter, when America entered World War I she applied to Military Intelligence to work as a spy.

She arrived in Berlin immediately after the Armistice and befriended the enemy, dining with aristocrats and dancing with socialists. Late into the night she wrote prescient re

Flirting with Danger

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      Publisher Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
      Published 8 January 2023
      ISBN-13 9780385545082
      978-0385545082
      ISBN-10 0385545088

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A NEW YORK TIMES EDITOR'S CHOICE

      A compelling story that pulsates with the energy of a thriller—The Wall Street Journal

      Suspense, élan and a generous helping of glamour: Think George Smiley in a mink-trimmed coat.—The New York Times Book Review

      The true story of socialite Marguerite Harrison, who spied for U.S. military intelligence in Russia and Germany in the fraught period between the world wars

      Born a privileged child of America’s Gilded Age, Marguerite Harrison rebelled against her mother’s ambitions, married the man she loved, was widowed at thirty-seven, and set off on a life of adventure. Hired as a society reporter, when America entered World War I she applied to Military Intelligence to work as a spy.

      She arrived in Berlin immediately after the Armistice and befriended the enemy, dining with aristocrats and dancing with socialists. Late into the night she wrote prescient re

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