Sarah Shaber
Sarah Shaber is an award-winning mystery author from North Carolina. Her historical mystery series features Louise Pearlie, a young widow working for the Office of Strategic Services in Washington, DC, during World War II. The series includes LOUISE'S GAMBLE, LOUISE'S DILEMMA, LOUISE'S BLUNDER, LOUISE'S CHANCE, LOUISE'S LIES and LOUISE'S CROSSING. An earlier series, the Professor Simon Shaw murder mysteries, is available as ebooks and trade paperbacks. She's also the author of a stand-alone horror novel, BLOOD TEST, and editor of TAR HEEL DEAD, a collection of short stories by North Carolina mystery writers. Her short stories appear in several anthologies, including CAROLINA CRIMES and MURDER UNDER THE OAKS. Shaber was the Bouchercon15 (World Mystery Conference) local guest of honor.
Louise’s War
It's 1942. Louise Pearlie, a young widow, has come to Washington DC to work for the legendary Office of Strategic Services, the precursor to the CIA. When she discovers a document concerning the husband of her college friend Rachel Bloch-a young French Jewish woman she is desperately worried about—Louise realizes she may be able to help Rachel escape from Vichy France. But then a colleague whose help Louise has enlisted is murdered, and she realizes she is on her own, unable to trust anyone.