Benedict, Marie

After marrying an Austrian arms dealer to escape from the Nazi Party, Hedy disguises herself as an oblivious woman and overhears Hitler's plans, which no one knew she could understand. Fleeing, she lands in Hollywood and becomes a screen star. Her secret: she knows a few secrets about the enemy that could help end the war, if only someone would listen to her.

A remarkable novel about J. P. Morgan's personal librarian, Belle da Costa Greene, the Black American woman who was forced to hide her true identity and pass as white in order to leave a lasting legacy that enriched our nation.

"Rosalind Franklin knows if she just takes one more X-ray picture--one more after thousands--she can unlock the building blocks of life. Never again will she have to listen to her colleagues complain about her, especially Maurice Wilkins who'd rather conspire about genetics with James Watson and Francis Crick than work alongside her. Then it finally happens--the double helix structure of DNA reveals itself to her with perfect clarity. But what happens next, Rosalind could have never predicted. Marie Benedict . . . shines a light on a woman who died to discover our very DNA, a woman whose contributions were suppressed by the men around her but whose relentless drive advanced our understanding of humankind"--Provided by publisher.

"December 1926: England unleashes the largest manhunt in its history. The object of the search is not an escaped convict or a war criminal, but the missing wife of a WWI hero, up-and-coming mystery author Agatha Christie. When hercar is found wrecked, empty, and abandoned near a natural spring, the country is in a frenzy. Eleven days later, Agatha reappears, claiming amnesia. She provides no answers for her disappearance. That is . . . until she writes a very strange book about a missing woman, a murderous husband, and a plan to expose the truth. What role did her unfaithful husband play? And what was he not telling investigators?"--Provided by publisher.

A fictional look at the life of Winston Churchill's wife Clementine during both World Wars.

"...tells the story of the woman who spurred Andrew Carnegie's transformation from ruthless industrialist into the world's first true philanthropist."--Front flap.

Her beauty almost certainly saved her from the rising Nazi party and led to marriage with an Austrian arms dealer. Underestimated in everything else, she overheard the Third Reich's plans while at her husband's side, understanding more than anyone would guess.

A fictionalized account of the untold story of Albert Einstein's first wife, a brilliant scientist in her own right, whose contributions to the theory of relativity were not given a voice at a time when only one genius was allowed in the marriage.