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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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A NEW YORK TIMES EDITOR'S CHOICEA compelling story that pulsates with the energy of a thriller—The Wall Street JournalSuspense, élan and... Read more

    Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
    Publication Date: 8/1/2023 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780385545082, 978-0385545082
    ISBN10: 0385545088

    Number of Pages: 352

    Non Fiction , Biography

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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

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