Vince flynn a terrific thriller with piercing tension, chesttightening adventure, and a oneofakind heroine ive continued to think about long after finishing the last page. The informationist, by taylor stevens, is the first novel in the vanessa michael munroe series, about a young woman raised in cameroon as the daughter of american missionaries. Books similar to the informationist vanessa michael. In the informationist by taylor stevens book 1 of the vanessa michael munroe series, munroe is being in demand by corporations, governments and private clients. Taylor stevens is the awardwinning new york times bestselling author of the critically acclaimed vanessa michael munroe. Click read now pdf download, get it for free, register 100% easily. Chicago turabian author date citation style guide stevens, taylor. Vmm kicks butt in same way bond did in ian flemings novels, and the exotic locales the protagonist operates in also remind me of a modern day bond novel.
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