American Spy

Lauren Wilkinson tells the story of Marie, an African American FBI agent in the 1980s, drawn into covert operations that take her between Harlem, Washington, and African cities during the Cold War. The novel examines identity, loyalty, and the personal cost of serving an institution that simultaneously denies and exploits her, while questioning the official narratives of American power.

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