{"product_id":"an-unquiet-peace-9781496747822","title":"An Unquiet Peace","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMr. and Mrs. Smith \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eCode Name Verity \u003c\/i\u003ein this propulsive, quick-witted mystery set in late-1940s Los Angeles, as former WWII spy Evelyn Bishop and LA noir detective Nick Gallagher team up as an unconventional duo...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs an undercover operative for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II, Evelyn Bishop routinely embarked on deadly missions. By contrast, civilian life should be simple. Yet Evelyn, now back in Los Angeles, struggles with the responsibility of being the new president of Bishop Aeronautics, when people see her as nothing more than a beautiful socialite. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith Nick Gallagher, at least, Evelyn can be entirely herself. Once a fellow spy, now her fianc?, Nick works as a private investigator. But the mission that first brought them together is not entirely over. Evelyn receives a call from her former commanding officer, who is overseeing the Berlin Airlift. He is concerned that the Soviets are trying to recruit Kurt Vogel, a scientist Evelyn and Nick smuggled out of Nazi Germany. After six long years, there's word his wife and daughter may have survived the war. Is this a chance for a long-promised reunion, or a Russian ploy to lure Vogel to their side? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePast and present collide again when a routine case offers Nick a reunion with a childhood friend who runs a high-class \"gentleman's club.\" The clientele includes everyone from Hollywood royalty to mobsters--to a hidden enemy who will draw both Evelyn and Nick into a web as twisted and treacherous as any they have ever faced . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShaina Steinberg\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the Bishop \u0026amp; Gallagher Mysteries, as well as a film and television writer who's worked on \u003ci\u003eMalcolm in the Middle, Everwood, Cold Case, Bionic Woman \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Spartacus\u003c\/i\u003e. Named to the Young and Hungry List in 2013 and the WriteHer List in 2017, she has developed pitches, pilots and features with companies such as Temple Hill, Endgame Entertainment, Fremantle, eOne, Blondie Girl, Josephson Entertainment and Alcon. Most recently, she optioned a feature film to Balcony 9 with shooting scheduled to begin in 2023. She lives with her family in Los Angeles, CA and can be found online at ShainaSteinberg.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kensington Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51243966791954,"sku":"9781496747822","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_29d2e72b-d904-4617-94da-a1e1a8f993ba.jpg?v=1745876696","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/an-unquiet-peace-9781496747822","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}