A Spy in Casablanca: A Riley Fitzhugh Novel

by Terry Mort

Overview

Riley Fitzhugh, former Hollywood private detective turned US Navy lieutenant, is recruited by the OSS for temporary duty as a naval spy in Morocco during the planning for Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of North Africa. Riley’s assignment is to kidnap a French river pilot and extract him from Casablanca.

Along the way, Riley meets an old flame from his days in Hollywood. She’s an English aristocrat who may or may not be a German agent or an Allied double. Together with an employee of the US Consulate in Morocco—a lapsed Russian rabbi—they spirit the pilot out of French Morocco to Tangier. But some surprises are waiting for all of them in the end.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493058389
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	07/01/2022
Series:	The Riley Fitzhugh Novels , #5
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	650,253
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Terry Mort is a graduate of Princeton University and the University of Michigan, where he received an MA in English and began working on his PhD. After grad school, he served as an officer in the US Navy. Deployed to Southeast Asia, he saw a variety of action there. Mort has written four nonfiction histories that were extensively reviewed in the national press and widely praised. He has also written several novels, one of which, The Monet Murders (McBooks Press), introduces the character of Riley Fitzhugh, Hollywood private investigator.

Editorial Reviews

NetGalley Review: 4 stars

Last updated on 13 Mar 2022

"A good follow-up to the first book in the series. The action is not as intense, but a good spy/mystery plot makes this a good read. I enjoy the main characters and cannot wait for the next book!

Thank you to #NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review."—Ron Baumer, reviewer at Nawah Energy

NetGalley review

Mort makes a fascinating read of every subject he takes up.

Associated Press

Mr. Mort's lucid, often beautifully written books are a pleasure to read.

The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Mort, quite a stylist himself, writes with clarity, a gentle touch and deft choice of words, similes and metaphors.

Washington Times

Terry Mort’s Riley Fitzhugh novels are delightful homages to the works of Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett.

Quarterdeck

NetGalley Review: 4 stars Last updated on 13 Mar 2022 "A good follow-up to the first book in the series. The action is not as intense, but a good spy/mystery plot makes this a good read. I enjoy the main characters and cannot wait for the next book! Thank you to #NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review."—Ron Baumer, reviewer at Nawah Energy

From the Publisher

Mr. Mort's lucid, often beautifully written books are a pleasure to read.

Wall Street Journal