Under the Paper Moon by Shaina SteinbergMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I really enjoyed this book. I am a fan of film noir and historical fiction/WWII era so this book interested me from the beginning.
About: "Mr. and Mrs. Smith meets The Thin Man ’s Nick and Nora Charles in this intrigue-filled debut from film and television writer Shaina Steinberg, as two former spies who shared more than just missions during WWII reunite in 1948 Los Angeles. Can they let go of heartbreak long enough to team up for one last operation?
A tightly-plotted, emotionally rich postwar mystery for fans of The Rose Code by Kate Quinn and The Lost Letter by Jillian Cantor, as well as readers of mysteries by Ashley Weaver, Allison Montclair, and Jacqueline Winspear.
It’s 1942, and as far as her father knows, Evelyn Bishop, heiress to an aeronautics fortune, is working as a translator in London. In truth, Evelyn—daring, beautiful, and as adept with a rifle as she is in five languages—has joined the Office of Strategic Services as a spy. Her goal is to find her brother, who is being held as a POW in a Nazi labor camp. Through one high-risk mission after another she is paired with the reckless and rebellious Nick Gallagher, growing ever close to him until the war’s end brings with it an act of deep betrayal.
Six years later, Evelyn is back home in Los Angeles, working as a private investigator. The war was supposed to change everything, yet Evelyn, contemplating marriage to her childhood sweetheart, feels stifled by convention. Then the suspected cheating husband she’s tailing is murdered, and suddenly Evelyn is back in Nick’s orbit again.
Teaming up for a final mission, Evelyn and Nick begin to uncover the true nature of her case— and realize that the war has followed them home. For beyond the public horrors waged by nations there are countless secret, desperate acts that still reverberate on both continents, and threaten everything Evelyn holds dear... "
Evelyn is a strong woman defying the norm in for women in the 1940's. As WWII ended and is to return to daily life, she finds she isn't interested in the usual spot in society for a woman and continues her "spy" lifestyle as a private detective. She is living with her father who owns a major corporation that makes aircraft. Her current case to spy on a woman's husband that she suspects is having an affair, starts the ball rolling back to her life in WWII. She finds Nick, who she thought she left in Germany, is working for LAPD and is working security for the same man Evelyn is trailing. Also Carl another "co-spy" from the war is a policeman. They web starts to tangle all their lives back together. Meanwhile, Evelyn has been dating James, a "regular guy", with money, a good family and is set on marrying Evelyn and turning her into a socialite housewife. Things really heat up as the story goes and things become dangerous for all. All of the twists unravel at the end making for a really good read.
Evelyn is a strong woman defying the norm in for women in the 1940's. As WWII ended and is to return to daily life, she finds she isn't interested in the usual spot in society for a woman and continues her "spy" lifestyle as a private detective. She is living with her father who owns a major corporation that makes aircraft. Her current case to spy on a woman's husband that she suspects is having an affair, starts the ball rolling back to her life in WWII. She finds Nick, who she thought she left in Germany, is working for LAPD and is working security for the same man Evelyn is trailing. Also Carl another "co-spy" from the war is a policeman. They web starts to tangle all their lives back together. Meanwhile, Evelyn has been dating James, a "regular guy", with money, a good family and is set on marrying Evelyn and turning her into a socialite housewife. Things really heat up as the story goes and things become dangerous for all. All of the twists unravel at the end making for a really good read.
I was happy to see that this is book one of three! This book sets the characters and the stage for the next two books. I look forward to reading them.
About Shaina Steinberg: "Originally from Chicago, Shaina Steinberg graduated from Vassar College with a BA in English Literature. During and after college, she traveled extensively, including living abroad in Scotland and working in Colorado as a horse wrangler. She received her master’s degree from New York University where she studied the representation of war in art and literature, culminating in a thesis on photojournalism and the Vietnam anti-war movement.
Shaina began her career working on Malcolm In The Middle, before joining the WB show Everwood. At the end of the series, she moved on to Cold Case, Bionic Woman and the Starz show Spartacus. She also wrote two episodes of Chase for NBC.
Additionally, Shaina has developed pitches, pilots and features with companies such as Temple Hill, Endgame Entertainment, Fremantle, eOne, Blondie Girl, Josephson Entertainment and Alcon. She was named to the Young and Hungry List in 2013 and to the WriteHer List in 2017.
Her most recent project, Bride Hard starring Rebel Wilson, was shot in Georgia in July 2023
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