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The Lipstick Bureau : a novel / by Gable, Michelle,author.;
"1944, Rome. Newlywed Niki Novotná is recruited by a new American spy agency to establish a secret branch in Italy's capital. One of the OSS's few female operatives abroad and multilingual, she's tasked with crafting fake stories and distributing propaganda to lower the morale of enemy soldiers. Despite limited resources, Niki and a scrappy team of artists, forgers, and others--now nicknamed The Lipstick Bureau--find success, forming a bond amid the cobblestoned streets and storied villas of the newly liberated city. But her work is also a way to escape devastating truths about the family she left behind in Czechoslovakia and a future with her controlling American husband. As the war drags on and the pressure intensifies, Niki begins to question the rules she's been instructed to follow, and a colleague unexpectedly captures her heart. But one step out of line, one mistake, could mean life or death ... "--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; War fiction.; Novels.; United States. Office of Strategic Services; Americans; Anti-Nazi propaganda; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Transcription / by Atkinson, Kate,author.;
"From the bestselling author of Life after life, a new novel that explores the repercussions of one young woman's espionage work during World War II. Juliet Armstrong is a dissatisfied radio producer in a 1950s London that is recovering from the war as much as she is. During World War Two, Juliet was conscripted into service, transcribing conversations between an MI5 agent and a ring of suspected German sympathizers. The seemingly dull work quickly plunged Juliet into a treacherous world of code words and secret meetings where Juliet herself was sent into the field. These moments of intrigue and romance feel like a lifetime ago as Juliet trudges through her commute, her job and her new life. But as Juliet and the rest of London find ways to return to normal, her routine is upended by an encounter with a mysterious man from her past life. Haunted by the relationships and actions of her past and facing a very real threat in the present, Juliet cannot escape the repercussions of her work for the government. With no other choice, Juliet is quickly pulled back into the life of espionage she thought she'd left behind. Kate Atkinson's latest novel brings mid-century London to life in a gripping tale of deception and consequences."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Historical fiction.; Great Britain. MI5; Espionage; Transcription; World War, 1939-1945; Nineteen fifties; Women radio producers and directors;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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J. Edgar [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Dench, Judi,1934-; DiCaprio, Leonardo.; Eastwood, Clint,1930-; Hammer, Armie,1986-; Lucas, Josh.; Watts, Naomi,1968-; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Camera, Tom Stern ; editors, Joel Cox, Gary D. Roach ; music, Clint Eastwood ; production designer, James Murakami.Leonardo DiCaprio, Naomi Watts, Armie Hammer, Josh Lucas, Judi Dench.J. Edgar Hoover was head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for nearly 50 years. Hoover was feared, admired, reviled, and revered, a man who could distort the truth as easily as he upheld it. His methods were at once ruthless and heroic, with the admiration of the world his most coveted prize. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career, and his life.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Biographical films.; Feature films.; Government executives; Historical films.; Law enforcement;
© c2012., Warner Home Video,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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NCIS, Naval Criminal Investigative Service. [videorecording] / by Carroll, Rocky,actor.; McCallum, David,1933-actor.; Harmon, Mark,1951-actor.; Weatherly, Michael,1968-actor.; Wickersham, Emily,1984-actor.; Murray, Sean,1977-actor.; CBS Studios Inc.,broadcaster.; CBS DVD (Firm),publisher.; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Mark Harmon, Rocky Carroll, Brian Dietzen, David McCallum, Sean Murray, Pauley Perrette, Michael Weatherly, Emily Wickersham.Confronting cold cases, running secretive stings, and chasing down kidnappers are all part of the job for the unsung heroes of the Major Case Response team in the suspense-packed Season Fifteen. As the team continues to search the jungles of Paraguay for Special Agents Leroy Jethro Gibbs and Timothy McGee, the cases keep coming.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen (16:9) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; United States. Naval Criminal Investigative Service; Criminal investigation; Crime scene searches; Forensic scientists; Crime laboratories; Murder; Criminal behavior;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Captive [sound recording] / by Johansen, Iris,author.; Rodgers, Elisabeth S.,narrator.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Elisabeth Rodgers."Eve Duncan's daughter Jane MacGuire seems to have found a perfect life with Seth Caleb - until a ruthless madman threatens to destroy it all in this gripping suspense novel from the #1 bestselling author of The Persuasion. Jane is an internationally renowned artist, while Seth channels his unique abilities as an agent for the MI6 intelligence service. But when Seth crosses crime lord Hugh Bohdan, he incurs the wrath of one of the world's most powerful criminal empires ... one whose tentacles reach across the globe and even to the idyllic Scottish retreat where Jane is working. Soon Jane is on the run, struggling to stay one step ahead of Bohdan's army and devastating high-tech weaponry. Even with the assistance of Scottish Earl John MacDuff, she finds danger at every turn. But with that peril comes an astonishing discovery: a 200-year-old secret on the brink of becoming lost to history. Together Jane and Caleb must join forces to unlock the fascinating puzzle, even as they hurtle toward a lethal final confrontation in the Scottish Highlands. The suspense builds with each twist and turn ... and before their adventure is over, Jane and Caleb will encounter their biggest shock of all ... and realize nothing can be the same for them ever again"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Novels.; Spy fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Duncan, Eve (Fictitious character); Great Britain. MI6; Man-woman relationships; Secrecy; Women artists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Better off dead [text (large print)] / by Child, Lee,author.; Child, Andrew,1968-author.;
"Reacher goes where he wants, when he wants. That morning he was heading west, walking under the merciless desert sun--until he comes upon a curious scene. A Jeep has crashed into the only tree for miles around. A woman is slumped over the wheel ... The woman is Michaela Fenton, an army veteran turned FBI agent trying to find her twin brother, who might be mixed up with some dangerous people. Most of them would rather die than betray their terrifying leader, who has burrowed his influence deep into the nearby border town, a backwater that has seen better days. The mysterious Dendoncker rules from the shadows, out of sight and under the radar, keeping his dealings in the dark ... Reacher is good at finding people who don't want to be found, so he offers to help, despite feeling that Fenton is keeping secrets of her own. But a life hangs in the balance. Maybe more than one. But to bring Dendoncker down will be the riskiest job of Reacher's life. Failure is not an option, because in this kind of game, the loser is always better off dead"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large type books.; Reacher, Jack (Fictitious character); United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Missing persons; Retired military personnel; Women veterans;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Illegal [electronic resource] : by Hill, Lawrence.aut; cloudLibrary;
Keita Ali is on the run. Like every boy on the mountainous island of Zantoroland, running is all Keita’s ever wanted to do. In one of the poorest nations in the world, running means respect. Running means riches—until Keita is targeted for his father’s outspoken political views and discovers he must run for his family’s survival. He signs on with notorious marathon agent Anton Hamm, but when Keita fails to place among the top finishers in his first race, he escapes into Freedom State—a wealthy island nation that has elected a government bent on deporting the refugees living within its borders in the community of AfricTown. Keita can stay safe only if he keeps moving and eludes Hamm and the officials who would deport him to his own country, where he would face almost certain death. This is the new underground: a place where tens of thousands of people deemed to be “illegal” live below the radar of the police and government officials. As Keita surfaces from time to time to earn cash prizes by running local road races, he has to assess whether the people he meets are friends or enemies: John Falconer, a gifted student struggling to escape the limits of his AfricTown upbringing; Ivernia Beech, a spirited old woman at risk of being forced into an assisted living facility; Rocco Calder, a recreational marathoner and the immigration minister; Lula DiStefano, self-declared queen of AfricTown and madam of the community’s infamous brothel; and Viola Hill, a reporter who is investigating the lengths to which her government will go to stop illegal immigration. Keita’s very existence in Freedom State is illegal. As he trains in secret, eluding capture, the stakes keep getting higher. Soon, he is running not only for his life, but for his sister’s life, too. Fast moving and compelling, The Illegal casts a satirical eye on people who have turned their backs on undocumented refugees struggling to survive in a nation that does not want them. Hill’s depiction of life on the borderlands of society urges us to consider the plight of the unseen and the forgotten who live among us.
Subjects: Electronic books.; African American; Literary; Dystopian;
© 2015., HarperCollins Canada,
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The Atomic City girls / by Beard, Janet,author.;
"In November 1944, eighteen-year-old June Walker boards an unmarked bus, destined for a city that doesn't officially exist. Oak Ridge, Tennessee has sprung up in a matter of months, a town of trailers and segregated houses, 24-hour cafeterias, and constant security checks. There, June joins hundreds of other young girls operating massive machines whose purpose is never explained. They know they are helping to win the war, but must ask no questions and reveal nothing to outsiders. The girls spend their evenings socializing and flirting with soldiers, scientists, and workmen at dances and movies, bowling alleys and canteens. June longs to know more about their top-secret assignment and begins an affair with Sam Cantor, the young Jewish physicist from New York who oversees the lab where she works and understands the end goal only too well, while her beautiful roommate Cici is on her own mission: to find a wealthy husband and escape her sharecropper roots. Across town, African-American construction worker Joe Brewer knows nothing of the government's plans, only that his new job pays enough to make it worth leaving his family behind, at least for now. But a breach in security will intertwine his fate with June's search for answers. When the bombing of Hiroshima brings the truth about Oak Ridge into devastating focus, June must confront her ideals about loyalty, patriotism, and war itself."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Women employees; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Agent running in the field / by Le Carré, John,1931-author.;
"Nat, a 47 year-old veteran of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, believes his years as an agent runner are over. He is back in London with his wife, the long-suffering Prue. But with the growing threat from Moscow Centre, the office has one more job for him. Nat is to take over The Haven, a defunct substation of London General with a rag-tag band of spies. The only bright light on the team is young Florence, who has her eye on Russia Department and a Ukrainian oligarch with a finger in the Russia pie. Nat is not only a spy, he is a passionate badminton player. His regular Monday evening opponent is half his age: the introspective and solitary Ed. Ed hates Brexit, hates Trump and hates his job at some soulless media agency. And it is Ed, of all unlikely people, who will take Prue, Florence and Nat himself down the path of political anger that will ensnare them all. Agent Running in the Field is a chilling portrait of our time, now heartbreaking, now darkly humorous, told to us with unflagging tension by the greatest chronicler of our age"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Great Britain. MI6; Intelligence officers' spouses; Intelligence officers; Oligarchy; Political corruption; Undercover operations;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Paris showroom / by Blackwell, Juliet,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."In Nazi-occupied Paris, a talented artisan must fight for her life by designing for her enemies. From New York Times bestselling author Juliet Blackwell comes an extraordinary story about holding on to hope when all seems lost. Capucine Benoit works alongside her father to produce fans of rare feathers, beads, and intricate pleating for the haute couture fashion houses. But after the Germans invade Paris in June 1940, Capucine and her father must focus on mere survival-until they are betrayed to the secret police and arrested for his political beliefs. When Capucine saves herself from deportation to Auschwitz by highlighting her connections to Parisian design houses, she is sent to a little-known prison camp located in the heart of Paris, within the Lévitan department store. There, hundreds of prisoners work to sort through, repair, and put on display the massive quantities of art, furniture, and household goods looted from Jewish homes and businesses. Forced to wait on German officials and their wives and mistresses, Capucine struggles to hold her tongue in order to survive, remembering happier days spent in the art salons, ateliers, and jazz clubs of Montmartre in the 1920s. Capucine's estranged daughter, Mathilde, remains in the care of her conservative paternal grandparents, who are prospering under the Nazi occupation. But after her mother is arrested and then a childhood friend goes missing, the usually obedient Mathilde finds herself drawn into the shadowy world of Paris's Résistance fighters. As her mind opens to new ways of looking at the world, Mathilde also begins to see her unconventional mother in a different light. When an old acquaintance arrives to go "shopping" at the Lévitan department store on the arm of a Nazi officer and secretly offers to help Capucine get in touch with Mathilde, this seeming act of kindness could have dangerous consequences"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Mothers and daughters; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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