Dragonfly

By: Leila Meacham

Narrated by: Christine Lakin, Jefferson Mays, Karissa Vacker, Maxwell Hamilton, Will Collyer, Zach Villa, Nicholas Guy Smith, Neil Dickson, Matthew Waterson, Moira Quirk, Jim Meskimen

Length: 18 hrs and 16 mins

Publisher's summary

At the height of WWII, five idealistic young Americans receive a mysterious letter from the OSS, asking them if they are willing to fight for their country. The men and women from very different backgrounds - a Texan athlete with German roots, an upper-crust son of a French mother and a wealthy businessman, a dirt-poor Midwestern fly fisherman, an orphaned fashion designer, and a ravishingly beautiful female fencer - all answer the call of duty, but each for a secret reason of his or her own. They bond immediately, in a group code-named Dragonfly.

Soon after their training, they are dropped behind enemy lines and take up their false identities, isolated from one another except for a secret drop-box, but in close contact with the powerful Nazi elite who have Paris under siege.

Thus begins a dramatic and riveting cat-and-mouse game, as the young Americans seek to stay under the radar until a fatal misstep leads to the capture and the firing-squad execution of one of their team. But...is everything as it seems, or is this one more elaborate act of spycraft?

©2019 Leila Meacham (P)2019 Hachette Audio

Critic reviews

"Meacham ratchets the suspense ever tighter, while providing fascinating backstory on the intrepid five [American spies] as well as delivering a detail-rich portrait of Paris during the Occupation." (Booklist)

"Gripping...In this fast-paced and enjoyable WWII espionage tale, Meacham takes readers to 1942 Nazi-occupied Paris to follow five American spies as they attempt to gather information to assist Allied and French Resistance forces.... Meacham's nail-biting tale will please fans looking for an intricate story of spycraft and deception." (Publishers Weekly)

"Leila Meacham is a gift to readers everywhere. With scope and daring, she creates worlds in her fiction that keep us turning pages long into the night. Sumptuous, full bodied and emotional, Dragonfly soars." (Adriana Trigiani, New York Times best-selling author of Tony's Wife)

great listen

I thought the narrator's did great with the accents and speaking German and French, I saw where others complained of this. Great historical fiction book. In the beginning I did feel that it was confusing as to who was who but once I got all the characters down, I loved it!

A beautiful story of WW2...

An intriguing tale from Paris and WW2... with many hero’s and heroines to admire and root for.

One of the best

Started this book on a leisurely vacation because it was lengthy. To my surprise i would wake in the morning to be thinking of all theses characters. The narrators were exceptional in distinguishing between the cast. No spoilers so I’ll leave it with a must read. You will NOT be disappointed. I will be looking to enjoy another book by this author.

Paris During the War Years

Overall I enjoyed this book. It has great descriptions of what it must have been like to live in Occupied Paris during World War II. I found some of the plot a little ingenious which was why I gave it four instead of five stars. The performance was excellent.

Incredible storytelling!

I love historical fiction & especially works about WWII. This is most definitely one of the best I've read (heard). The narrators were outstanding! Can't wait to listen to another Leila Meacham story!

A whole lot of story lines!

I liked this book, but it may be one better read than listened to. There are a lot of story lines and narration happening, and a few times I had to rewind to track who was telling the story. There are a couple of good twists, though, and it kept me listening all the way though.

Mesmerizing

I am fascinated with stories about world war 2. This did not disappoint. I found it difficult to put down.

One of My Favorites

I read this book a few months ago and it still lives with me. A great suspense story and brought the audience to what was going on in WWII France.

excellent

I listened this book and it was so good. it is like you are living the lives of the characters as the words are read and expressed. Great historical fiction.

excellent for any age

Clean language, no sex. Wonderful tension describing World War 2 in France and 5 young people working to liberate France from Hitler's machine. Wanted to get to the end to learn what happened, but wanted to continue because so well written.