![]() Following Vera through these important times of her life allows us to learn so much about the character and the world she inhabits. ![]() The narrative unfolds easily through short bursts of scenes that alternate between time and location. ![]() ![]() Knetch’s ability to tap into a character’s mind and place them in a historical setting feels natural. She happens to be a young, queer, intelligent woman drawn into the spy world. Vera Kelly, and who exactly she is, drives the story. Her second novel, Who Is Vera Kelly?, manages to avoid all of the genre’s tropes, but still manages to incorporate the intensity of a James Bond adventure. Where Robert Lundrum or John le Carré were interested in building intricate novels that fully inhabited the spy genre, Rosalie Knecht is dedicated to stories that happen to be about a spy.
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