Böcker av SJ Slagle

AN INTERNATIONAL SPY THRILLER BROODING WITH SUSPENSE-HISTORICAL FICTION SET IN THE MIDST OF THE COLD WAR.1947, Washington, D.C.Phyllis Bowden is finally working for the Central Intelligence Agency-a goal she's aspired towards her entire life. But working as a secretary, Phyllis dreams of field assignments similar to the one she had on her last placement in Oslo.Her wish is answered when the Cold War sets in, and a major Soviet spy starts stealing atomic secrets. Sent on her first espionage assignment for the CIA to the Oak Ridge Laboratory in Tennessee, Phyllis is tasked with locating and picking up a contact capable of bringing down the infamous Soviet spy.Sources try to influence her-some for her success, others for her failure. With overt actions, it won't take much to turn a cold war into a real one.Will Phyllis Bowden make the right choice when faced with a decision that could erupt into a political explosion?

DARK, SOMETIMES HEART-WRENCHING-HISTORICAL FICTION SET IN THE AFTERMATH OF WORLD WAR II.1945, Oslo, NorwayNorway is a destroyed country at the end of World War II. After a grueling five-year German occupation, Norwegians have lost more than can be imagined.Phyllis Bowden, a young woman in military intelligence, flies to Norway to work for the War Department at the Embassy in Oslo. It seems an impossible assignment-help change the lives of Norway citizens, whose legacies and surroundings were devastated beyond repair.But when Phyllis finds a starving, young girl in the restroom of a downtown café one night and tries to do everything she can to help her, her original assignment pales in comparison. The child of a Norwegian mother and German officer, the girl has Phyliss' heart. But Norway's political issues as a war-torn country on the brink of collapse start to arise, and they begin sweeping themselves clean of all Germans-soon after searching for the young girl Phyllis has grown fond of.As Phyllis battles with herself and questions whether or not to save the child's life, she begins to wonder ... Can the impossible be achieved without causing an international incident?

A DARK AND MYSTERIOUS INTERNATIONAL THRILLER-HISTORICAL FICTION SET IN THE MIDST OF WORLD WAR II.1944, London, EnglandPhyllis Bowden, a secretary at the American Embassy-known for her tenacity and intelligence-is catapulted into the limelight when the Military Attache is arrested for espionage. Her boss, the former Assistant Military Attache, tasks Phyllis with finding out what happened.The arrest throws suspicion on everyone at the Embassy, particularly the Military Attache's personal secretary-a woman whose attempted suicide convinces Phyllis that not all that meets the eye is as it seems.With bombs still falling on a devastated city, Phyllis begins asking questions. But she never imagined the dark underbelly of diplomacy standing before her-threatening everything and everyone.Entering a shadowy world of cryptic messages, secret rendezvous, and dangerous men, Phyllis learns quickly that safety nets don't exist, and if she wants to survive, she better figure out the game fast.Can Phyllis see to it that truth wins out in the end?