Who Is Vera Kelly?

"In this sly, intelligent novel, the author has fun with the idea that the mindset necessary as a closeted queer woman transfers seamlessly to high-stakes espionage work – both lesbian and spy are accustomed to subverting identity, using coded language and seeking out covert action. It is the late 1960s, and the confused and lonely Vera Kelly finds herself recruited by the CIA and assigned to keep watch over a student group in lush Buenos Aires. The book smartly juxtaposes Vera’s rocky coming of age with her thrilling adventures among the glamorous young Marxists. She discovers her true self by going undercover."