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Both read for #AuthorAMonth. I‘ve already posted about The Rose Code.
The Phoenix Crown didn‘t pull me in right from the start but I‘m glad I gave it a chance. Set around the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, it follows the story of four women. Last year I read another book about this event, Outrun the Moon by Stacy Lee (#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD), & loved it! I think once I stopped comparing this book to that one, it was more enjoyable.

Check out my interview with Peni Jo Renner on “Musings of an Author”

https://authorpenijorenner.wordpress.com/2025/04/23/meet-author-kay-sparling/

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Come check out my latest interview with Lisa Haselton!

https://lisahaselton.com/2025/04/28/interview-with-thriller-author-kay-sparling/

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Mission THAW is a Cold War feminist spy thriller based on true facts. It is set in the last two and a half years of the Cold War. The protagonist, a CIA agent, is unique not only because she is a woman, but also because her cover is an opera singer.
www.kaysparlingbooks.com
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My book, Mission THAW, is a Cold War feminist spy thriller based on true facts. It is set in the last two and a half years of the Cold War. The protagonist, a CIA agent, is unique not only because she is a woman, but also because her cover is an opera singer.

www.kaysparlingbooks.com

#spy #coldwar #books #espionage #thriller #women #female #breaktheglassceiling #missionthaw #cia #opera #operasinger #singer #berlinwall #kgb #femaleauthors

Mission THAW is a Cold War female espionage story. Based on Fact. How does an opera singer become a spy? In this highly acclaimed thriller, Kaitlyn Stewart joins a team to bring down the Berlin Wall.

www.kaysparlingbooks.com

#spy #coldwar #books #espionage #thriller #women #thrillerbook #female #booktok #breaktheglassceiling #missionthaw #cia #international #opera #operasinger #singer #berlinwall #austria #kgb #femaleauthors #girlpower

Mission THAW is a Cold War female espionage story. Based on Fact. How does an opera singer become a spy? In this highly acclaimed thriller, Kaitlyn Stewart joins a team to bring down the Berlin Wall.

www.kaysparlingbooks.com

#spy #coldwar #books #espionage #thriller #women #thrillerbook #female #booktok #breaktheglassceiling #missionthaw #cia #international #opera #operasinger #singer #berlinwall #austria #kgb #femaleauthors #girlpower

Mission THAW is a Cold War female espionage story. Based on Fact. How does an opera singer become a spy? In this highly acclaimed thriller, Kaitlyn Stewart joins a team to bring down the Berlin Wall.

www.kaysparlingbooks.com

#spy #coldwar #books #espionage #thriller #women #thrillerbook #female #booktok #breaktheglassceiling #missionthaw #cia #international #opera #operasinger #singer #berlinwall #austria #kgb #femaleauthors #girlpower

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