Louise Pearlie Books in Order

Widowed Louise Pearlie works as an OSS clerk in wartime Washington when a document offers hope of rescuing her Jewish college friend from France. A colleague's murder leaves Louise searching for the missing file and someone she can trust.

OSS file clerk Louise Pearlie enjoys her new independence in wartime Washington until a friendship with refugee Alessa di Luca becomes dangerous. Mafia interests, Nazi spies, and displaced royalty pull Louise into a situation threatening her work and life.

Louise Pearlie gets a chance to leave OSS filing duties by investigating a suspicious postcard sent from occupied France. A visit to its Maryland recipient raises questions about treason, drawing Louise and an FBI agent into an increasingly dangerous inquiry.

Louise Pearlie examines the file activity of a missing OSS analyst, then learns he has drowned. Although officials call it accidental, a detective pressures her to investigate, while new friendships in a women's salon develop unsettling connections.

Louise Pearlie joins an OSS assignment recruiting German prisoners for a mission behind enemy lines. At Fort Meade, language barriers and a troubled commanding officer complicate the work, while two prisoners' unexplained disappearances leave Louise questioning official accounts.

A quiet drink with Joe Prager turns dangerous when a body is found in a Washington tavern. Its connection to Louise's secret OSS work forces her to investigate while concealing information from police and questioning the other customers' stories.

Reassigned to London in 1944, Louise Pearlie crosses the Atlantic aboard the SS Amelia Earhart. Questions about a death on its previous voyage become more urgent when another passenger's body is discovered, adding murder to the journey's wartime dangers.