{"product_id":"who-is-vera-kelly-a-vera-kelly-story-1","title":"Who Is Vera Kelly? (A Vera Kelly Story, 1)","description":"Winner of the 2021 Edgar Award – G.P. Putnam’s Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award\n\nFinalist for the Lambda Literary Awards\n\nAn NPR Best Book of the Year\n\n\"Gripping, subtle, magnificently written.\" ―The New York Times Book Review\n\n\"A delectable page-turner . . . Vera Kelly introduces a fascinating new spy to literature’s mystery canon―one we hope sticks around long beyond this snappy, intimate debut.\" ―Entertainment Weekly\n\nNew York City, 1962. Vera Kelly is struggling to make rent and blend into the underground gay scene in Greenwich Village. She's working night shifts at a radio station when her quick wits, sharp tongue, and technical skills get her noticed by a recruiter for the CIA.\n\nNext thing she knows she's in Argentina, tasked with wiretapping a congressman and infiltrating a group of student activists in Buenos Aires. As Vera becomes more and more enmeshed with the young radicals, the fragile local government begins to split at the seams. When a betrayal leaves her stranded in the wake of a coup, Vera learns the Cold War makes for strange and unexpected bedfellows, and she's forced to take extreme measures to save herself.\n\nAn exhilarating page-turner and perceptive coming-of-age story, Who Is Vera Kelly? introduces an original, wry, and whip-smart female spy for the twenty-first century.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1947793012\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 31UE34003PF4_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Knecht, Rosalie\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42910307582013,"sku":"31UE34003PF4_ns","price":6.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1947793012-0.jpg?v=1768165847","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/who-is-vera-kelly-a-vera-kelly-story-1","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}