Library Spy

Book summary for "The Librarian" by M. Martin: 1943, World War II. Librarian Ava Harper finds herself in unfamiliar Lisbon on a secret mission. Her task is to search for the truth hidden in encrypted underground publications from various countries. Ava left the quiet corridors of the Library of Congress with difficulty, but the books dear to her heart are always with her—in her memories. They are the threads that connect her to home, and also a way to distinguish friend from foe. Frenchwoman Hélène Blanchette’s heart aches for her homeland, and as soon as she has a chance to join the Resistance, she seizes it. But this opportunity comes at a high price… Hélène is entrusted with an important mission—she is to encrypt messages, disguising them as seemingly insignificant articles in an underground newspaper. Only someone familiar with the masterpieces of world literature can crack this code… And who could do this better than a librarian? Hundreds of miles apart, two strangers enter into a dialogue understood only by them. And who knows, perhaps it will change not only their destinies? The book has been translated into 27 languages. Read more…