I finished this book early in December, but haven't had time to write about it until now.
The scene is set in 1937 Berlin for rising star Clara Vine. Clara is a British-born, half-German film actress who is about to star in her first leading role in a Nazi-produced film. On screen and off, Clara never stops acting. She maintains a front of Nazi loyalty while on set and while hobnobbing with the Goebbels, the Goerings, and other Nazi elite. Her acting career provides the perfect cover for her role as a British spy.
Soon though, the death of another actress and brief acquaintance of Clara attracts her attention. Anna Hansen used to be a cabaret dancer before meeting her SS Officer fiance. All brides of SS officers were required to attend a bride school where they were groomed to be the perfect Nazi wife...learning how to sew, entertain, shop, be a mother. Anna Hansen was found murdered on the school's grounds and the school officials want her death kept quiet.
Clara sets out to find Anna's killer and figure out who put the Gestapo on her own tail.
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