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Alisa Smith

Doublespeak: A Novel (Lena Stillman series)

By Alisa Smith - Published 2019

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“Fairy tales have lives of their own.” Lena Stillman, the narrator of this fine sequel to Speakeasy, knows that our deeds are one ...Read Review

Speakeasy

By Alisa Smith - Published 2018

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

In this fascinating dual-timeline novel we meet the enigmatic Lena Stillman, a codebreaker working at the Esquimalt Naval Base near Vancouver on the ...Read Review

Alisa Smith

Doublespeak: A Novel (Lena Stillman series)

Speakeasy

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