“Mother Daughter Traitor Spy”: Intrigue and German Nazis in America

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In Susan Elia MacNeal’s new book Mother Daughter Traitor Spy, Veronica Grace, a college graduate in 1940, moves to Los Angeles with her mother, Violet, for a new start. Veronica and Violet are soon exposed to the dark underbelly of LA and discover that German Nazis are recruiting Americans for covert campaigns. The women go undercover in hopes of exposing the plot to the authorities, but soon realize that things are worse than they feared. MacNeal will be in discussion with award-winning broadcaster and author Lynn Sher about the book and her discovery of her Jewish identity. 

Susan Elia MacNeal is the New York Times bestselling author of the Maggie Hope mysteries. MacNeal won the Barry Award and has been nominated for the Edgar, Macavity, Agatha, Left Coast Crime, Dilys, and ITW Thriller awards. Mother Daughter Traitor Spy is her first standalone novel. 

Lynn Sherr spent more than thirty years with ABC News, covering a wide range of stories at 20/20 and World News. She is the author of numerous books, including the New York Times bestsellers Sally Ride: America’s First Woman in Space, SWIM: Why We Love the Water, Tall Blondes: A Book About Giraffes, and  Failure Is Impossible: Susan B. Anthony in Her Own Words. Sherr is currently freelancing on a variety of platforms and co-hosted the podcast “She Votes: Our Battle for the Ballot.” 

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