Sarah R. Shaber
5 SeriesSarah R. Shaber is an American author known for her historical mystery and spy thriller novels, including the Professor Simon Shaw and Louise Pearlie series. A North Carolina native, she won the St. Martin’s Press/Malice Domestic Award for Best First Traditional Mystery with her novel "Simon Said."
In "Louise's War," the first book of the Louise Pearlie series by Sarah R. Shaber, it is 1942 and young widow Louise Pearlie joins the Office of Strategic Services in Washington DC. She uncovers a document related to her college friend Rachel Bloch, a French Jewish woman trapped in Vichy France. Determined to help Rachel escape, Louise enlists a colleague's assistance, but he is soon murdered. Left to navigate the dangerous situation alone, Louise must trust no one as she works to save her friend.
