The Incidental Spy

Synopsis

Young Lena Bentheim Is Forced To Flee Nazi Germany For Chicago In 1935, Leaving Her Family And Boyfriend Behind. After Learning English, She Eventually Finds A New Life As A Secretary In The Physics Department Of The University Of Chicago. She Meets And Marries Another German Refugee Scientist And Has A Child. Then Tragedy Strikes, And Lena Is Forced To Spy On The Nuclear Fission Experiments At The U Of Chicago. A Novella Set In The Early Years Of The Manhattan Project, The Incidental Spy Is Another Fascinating Historical Thriller By Libby Fischer Hellmann, Also The Author Of The Highly Acclaimed Stand-alone Thrillers Set The Night On Fire, A Bitter Veil, And Havana Lost.