"Spitfire" by M.L.Huie

If you like a spunky female lead who knows how to stand for herself, WWII and spy novels, look no further. Spitfire features Livy Nash, a former British intelligence operative who had worked behind the enemy lines and assisted the French resistance.

At the very end of the war, she and her colleague and lover Peter Scobee were betrayed by the man they knew as Luc.  Livy and Peter were captured and only Livy was able to escape in the end. Now, with the war over, Livy struggles to adjust in the post-war London. She drinks herself to sleep most nights and is barely able to make ends meet. But then out of the blue, a man named Ian Fleming approaches her in a bar with an offer to jump back into the game and have a shot of avenging Peter's death. This is a fast-paced mystery set in London and Paris, and is sure to be enjoyed by all historical mystery lovers.

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