![]() ![]() ![]() marks the debut of an immensely talented writer who's refreshingly unafraid to take risks, and has the skills to make those risks pay off. Above all, it's just so much fun to read. American Spy works on so many levels - it's an expertly written spy thriller as well as a deeply intelligent literary novel that tackles issues of politics, race and gender in a way that's never even close to being heavy-handed or didactic. Wilkinson writes the novel as a series of journals for shes writing to leave for her two sons while she goes off to settle a score. Wilkinson doesn't shy away from the moral ambiguity of American adventurism in the 1980s, and neither does her unforgettable narrator. Lauren Wilkinson on AMERICAN SPY Barnes & Noble 23. American Spy is about Marie Mitchell, the daughter of a Martinican mother and Black American father and her relationships both to the people in her life and the institutions that shape Black life globally. But Wilkinson handles the several threads in the novel deftly, and she has a real gift for pacing - never once does the book flag or get bogged down, and it's never needlessly complex or confusing. American Spy: A Novel Paperback Maby Lauren Wilkinson (Author) 2,745 ratings Editors' pick Best Mystery, Thriller & Suspense See all formats and editions Kindle 8.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Library Binding 32.99 4 Used from 12.50 1 New from 32. ![]() Wilkinson packs a lot of plot into American Spy. American Spy is a beautifully paced spy thriller as well as a promising debut from a writer who's not content to rely on the settled tropes of any literary genre. First novel starts off with a literal bang, and never once lets up. ![]()
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