Can’t Wait Wednesday – THE HUNTRESS by Kate Quinn
“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, which encourages fellow bloggers to spotlight upcoming releases that we’re excited about. It is a meme that I have loved participating in for over a year now, but as Jill is no longer actively posting, from now on I’ll just be linking to Can’t Wait Wednesday, hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings, which is a spinoff of the original WoW meme.
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My selection for this week is THE HUNTRESS by Kate Quinn. Quinn’s The Alice Network was one of my favorite reads last year, so I was so excited to hear that she has another book coming out next year. And this one just sounds incredible. Nina, Ian, and Jordan all sound like characters that I’m going to fall in love with, and the idea that they’re hunting Nazis, especially the infamous “Huntress” has me on the edge of my seat waiting to get my hands on a copy of this book!
THE HUNTRESS by Kate Quinn
Publication Date: February 26, 2019
From Goodreads
From the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling novel, The Alice Network, comes another fascinating historical novel about a battle-haunted English journalist and a Russian female bomber pilot who join forces to track the Huntress, a Nazi war criminal gone to ground in America.
In the aftermath of war, the hunter becomes the hunted…
Bold, reckless Nina Markova grows up on the icy edge of Soviet Russia, dreaming of flight and fearing nothing. When the tide of war sweeps over her homeland, she gambles everything to join the infamous Night Witches, an all-female night bomber regiment wreaking havoc on Hitler’s eastern front. But when she is downed behind enemy lines and thrown across the path of a lethal Nazi murderess known as the Huntress, Nina must use all her wits to survive.
British war correspondent Ian Graham has witnessed the horrors of war from Omaha Beach to the Nuremberg Trials. He abandons journalism after the war to become a Nazi hunter, yet one target eludes him: the Huntress. Fierce, disciplined Ian must join forces with brazen, cocksure Nina, the only witness to escape the Huntress alive. But a shared secret could derail their mission, unless Ian and Nina force themselves to confront it.
Seventeen-year-old Jordan McBride grows up in post WWII Boston, determined despite family opposition to become a photographer. At first delighted when her long-widowed father brings home a fiancée, Jordan grows increasingly disquieted by the soft-spoken German widow who seems to be hiding something. Armed only with her camera and her wits, Jordan delves into her new stepmother’s past and slowly realizes there are mysteries buried deep in her family. But Jordan’s search for the truth may threaten all she holds dear.
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I’d love to hear what upcoming book releases you’re waiting on this Wednesday? Leave me your link in the comments below and I’ll stop by and check out your CWW selection for this week. 🙂
Ooo… this one sounds really interesting, Suzanne! I love the idea that it is the romance between her father and a widow that sparks the investigation…
Me too!
Whew, so many complex characters, surrounding an even more complex plot. I would love to get to know these characters better.
Right? They sound very complicated, lol.
Ohh, I enjoy historical novels a lot and this one sounds interesting! I still have to try any of her books, so this might be my chance 😉
Thanks for sharing, here’s what I’m waiting for!
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I agree, this one sounds really good!
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Ooh this one sounds fascinating. I love books that take place around WWII; there are just so many topics you can focus on and different ways to tell a story in that time period. I hadn’t heard of this one, so thanks for sharing.
-Lauren
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Same here. WWII books always fascinate me.
This sounds great! And it sounds like there are lots of layers to the story, which makes me want to read it😊
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Right? Same here!
We just saw Kate Quinn speak at a book festival this past weekend, so now I am really looking forward to this!
I just read Angela’s blog post about that event. It sounded amazing!
Sounds interesting. Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome!
This sounds really interesting; The Alice Network rings a bell. I hope this turns out to be a good read! I think I might add it to my tbr.
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If you do, I hope you enjoy it!
I bet lovers of historical fiction are really looking forward to this one. Thanks for sharing!
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I think this one sounds very, very good. Good to know about it. Our mystery group is reading The Alice Network for January next year. I’m looking forward to it!
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I hope you love The Alice Network!
Alright, this is one for my sister in law for Christmas. FOR SURE.
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I was thinking the same thing about my own sister. She loves Quinn’s books.
Now that summary sounds very intriguing. Hope you´ll enjoy your pick. Thanks for sharing.
My Pick
Best wishes
Vi
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Thanks, I hope so too!
Saskia Maarleveld narrates book one, so I will add to my list. Great pick!
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Thanks! I’ll look forward to hearing how the audiobook is. 🙂
Yes! Yes! Yes! I must read this! That’s all I have to say. LOL This sounds soooo good!
Doesn’t it? And I loved everything about The Alice Network so I can’t wait to dive into another of Quinn’s books.
Ooh, I love that cover. It looks so mysterious.
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