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A Vera Kelly Story
When ex-CIA agent Vera Kelly loses her job and her girlfriend in a single day, she reluctantly goes into business as a private detective. Heartbroken and cash-strapped, she takes a case that dredges up dark memories and attracts dangerous characters from across the Cold War landscape. Before ita�TMs over, shea�TMll chase a lost child through foster care and follow a trail of Dominican exiles to the Caribbean. Forever looking over her shoulder, she nearly misses whata�TMs right in front of her: her own desire for home, connection, and a new romance at the local bar. Vera knows how to follow a case even as she struggles to follow her heart.