But when an old enemy from Mila’s past joins forces with a terrifying new foe, she finds herself in the deadliest duel of her life. There, she finds an unexpected ally in First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, and an unexpected promise of a different future. Mila is torn from the battlefields of the eastern front and sent to America while the war still rages. Handed a rifle, Mila discovers a gift – and months of blood, sweat and tears turn the young woman into a deadly sniper: the most lethal hunter of Nazis. Suddenly, she and her friends must take up arms to save their country from the Fuhrer’s destruction.

And the one they least expect… In the snowbound city of Kiev, aspiring historian Mila Pavlichenko’s life revolves around her young son – until Hitler’s invasion of Russia changes everything. New from the bestselling author of The Rose Code, which was an immediate #2 New York Times and #1 Canadian Globe and Mail bestseller, an Indie Pick and Amazon Best Book of March 2021īased on true historical facts: Like her previous novels, Kate has been inspired by real events and people, basing Mila, her sniper heroine, on a real-life female figure My review is based on my experience of the book and any thoughts expressed here are solely mine alone. Thank you to Anne Cater, Random Things Tours & Harper Collins, for my lovely, gifted copy and for having me on the blog tour for this book. Available: 29th March 2022 in Hardback, eBook & audiobook

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