I, Spy : A Novel - L.M. Kemp

Kendal Carter is out in thecold and she wouldn't have it any other way. It's been four years since herdaughter Rosie was born and Kendal has kept her miles away from the danger ofher former life as a spy. But when their hiding place is discovered, Kendal isforced to turn to old contacts for help. Her longtime friend and ex-handlerRico doesn't miss his chance to pull his best spy back in. Whisking them toLondon, Rico offers them a luxury safe house in an area with good schools. Howcan Kendal resist? But there's a catch, of course. Rico wants Kendal to come back to work for hisespionage agency Bon Temps. He's offering an assignment with no apparentdownside, investigating one of the dads at Rosie's new school who works at oneof London's biggest, murkiest tech firms and suspected of being up to no good. It should be easy enough for someone with her experience, and luckily, motheris the perfect cover. However, it doesn't take long for Kendal to realize that Rico's got an agendaof his own. The tech firm may be dealing in darker and more deadly secrets thanthey all realize, plus the world of coffee mornings and playdates comes withits own web of allegiances and betrayals. Kendal soon finds herself in way toodeep . . . A gripping blend of suspenseful spy thriller with heartfelt women's fiction, I,Spy is the first in a propulsive debut series about the masks we all wear, whether as a spy or as a parent.