The Well-Mannered Assassin (The Romanones Spy Series) (Volume 4)

Well- Mannered Assassin “Aline, Countess of Romanones, lived a life of glamour and danger that Ingrid Bergman only played at in Notorious.” From Times magazine After three thrilling memoirs, America´s glamorous secret agent gives us a novel of international intrigue and terror so rich in detail that only someone who had lived through such dangers could have imagined it. In her fourth book, Aline Romanones, American beauty, Spanish socialite, devoted mother and spy, makes her first foray into the world of fiction. Drawing on some of her most frightening moments as an undercover agent, as well as her unique channels of information, the Countess crafts a novel of stunning suspense. When a handsome young man calls on business one day, for Aline a pleasant and casual acquaintanceship begins. Yet the flowers she receives suggest he has something different in mind. Only afterward, when it is too late to change the course of events, will she learn the truth_ that her charming new friend is actually the notorious terrorist known as Carlos the Jackal. A deadly game of cat and mouse ensues, taking Aline through a host of lavish settings in Bavaria, Paris, and Marbella, where friends can no longer be trusted and she will need all her skills as a former OSS operative to get out alive. "For glamorous adventure and old-fashioned excitement, this is as good as it gets," wrote Cosmopolitan of The Spy Went Dancing, Aline Romanones´ best-selling successor to The Spy Wore Red. But now, with her first outing in fiction, the best gets even better. ALINE GRIFFITH was born in Pearl River, New York. In 1943, while working as a model, she was recruited by the Office of Strategic Services, trained, and flown to Madrid. There, in addition to conducting espionage work, she met and married the Count of Quintanilla, later to become the Count of Romanones. She now makes her home in Spain and New York City.