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The Secret Agent
- Narrated by: Helen Keeley
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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My name is Sylvie Duchene, and I am a dancer. There is no network. I am just a dancer. I know nothing. Please...I swear it....
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This is a gripping romance set during WW2 in occupied France for fans of Dinah Jeffries, Kate Quinn and Pam Jenoff.