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Loading... Spy Mom: The Adventures of Sally Sin, Two-Book Set (edition 2012)by Beth McMullen (Author)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I just adored the first book in the Sally Sin series, as did everyone to whom I recommended it. So I was quite surprised to find out that the second book was only available coupled with the first in a compilation called Spy Mom. Now this was fine with me because I am the type who re-reads earlier books in series before proceeding to the next, but it doesn’t seem to bode well for the future of the series. And it really is quite entertaining. “Sally Sin” is the pseudonym of an attractive young woman now known as Lucy, who spent nine years as a spy for the “United States Agency for Weapons of Mass Destruction,” or USAWMD. When she met Will Hamilton, she quit the service, or thought she did, to become a wife and mother. But Simon Still, her former boss, continues to call on her from time to time to help unearth illegal arms dealers. Sally's earnest and ingenuous husband Will doesn’t know about Lucy’s other life, and this role-reversal version of the movie plot for “True Lies” makes for many comedic moments. While Will is at work, “Sally” tries to juggle preschool and play dates and potty training for her son Theo with dangerous assignments involving international terrorists. And much to her dismay, she keeps encountering handsome and enigmatic Ian Blackford, the man "most wanted" by USAWMD, who shares much in common with Sally, including an undeniable attraction. In this second book, Sally is called back into service because Charles Gray, Director of the USAWMD, has been kidnapped, and the ransom caller insists he will only negotiate with Sally Sin. Sally proves motherhood has not slowed her down, even if she finds herself lecturing bad guys about wiping their hands... Evaluation: These two books, Original Sin and To Sin Again, will have moms laughing out loud over Sally’s attempts to have a secret life while taking care of a three-, then (in book two) five-year-old energetic son. The spy operations are interesting and dangerous, but still quite humorous. This is a delightful series and I’d love to see it continue. Already reviewed the first of the two novels, Original Sin, last year. I had to pick this collection up to read To Sin Again, the second Sally Sin adventure. Lucy Hamilton's son Theo is almost ready for kindergarten, necessitating interviews and worries about where she and Will will send him to school. The last thing Lucy wants to do is hear from Simon Still and dredge up more of her past life as Sally Sin. But with Director Grey's well-being in the balance, she doesn't seem to have much choice. McMullen makes great use of Lucy's past memories as Sally to drive the present day story forward. There are great, quirky San Fransisco sites and characters and a lot of intrigue as Lucy/Sally delves into her own past to make connections with this present. This book was as much fun to read as the first and I certainly hope we haven't seen the last of Sally. Especially since I still think her British neighbor may be hiding a secret past too. Book Review & Giveaway: When Beth McMullen notified me that Book #2 in her Sally Sin series was going to be published, I got really excited. We reviewed Book #1, Original Sin, when it was published and I loved that book. I had been eagerly awaiting Book #2, To Sin Again. Then Beth clued me in that she planned to publish a 2-book compilation titled Spy Mom, to would include Book #1 & #2 for everyone who missed out on Book #1. To read the rest of my review & enter to win 1 of 4 copies, go to http://popcornreads.com/?p=4214. no reviews | add a review
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Fall in Love with Sally Sin One Unforgettable Heroine 2 X the Adventure Meet Sally Sin. Wife. Mother. Retired Spy. Or so she thinks. After nine years with the USAWMD (United States Agency for Weapons of Mass Destruction)--where she desperately tried to stay one step ahead of her dashing nemesis, Ian Blackford--Sally has become Lucy Hamilton, stay-at-home mom to Theo and wife to adoring husband, Will, who knows nothing of her covert past. But now, instead of chasing bad guys through perilous jungles, she builds giant Lego towers, reads Green Eggs and Ham, and crafts exceptional forts from couch cushions and blankets. Just when she's starting to settle into retirement, Sally's old Agency boss, Simon Still, shows up to recruit her for one more job, involving the illegal arms dealer, Blackford, who is on the move again. Original Sin features Sally's great chase to thwart Blackford, who, conveniently, no one besides her seems to be able to stop. But can she make it to preschool pickup, get dinner on the table, and foil Blackford's nefarious plot? And just when you think the thrills are over, you'll be ready To Sin Again. When the Agency Director is taken hostage, Sally is once again called into action. A rescue operation? Easy. That is, until Sally learns of a connection between the kidnapping and her own mysterious childhood, which complicates everything, even Theo's kindergarten applications. Being a mom is hard enough, without having to save the world. Funny, fast-paced, and compulsively readable, Spy Mom offers two action-packed adventures for mothers and spies, and anyone who has ever dreamed about being either. No library descriptions found. |
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To Sin Again: We rejoin Lucy, aka Sally Sin, the daring spy turned stay-at-home mom. As she deals with the stress of choosing the proper kindergarten for her son, her former employer (the US Agency for Weapons of Mass Destruction) taps her on the shoulder because their director has been kidnapped and she has been requested by name to ransom him. And, well, it just wasn't that interesting.
Part of my trouble with this book is the way Sally's spy agency is portrayed. Her boss routinely puts her in dangerous situations by needlessly declining to give her all the information she needs to do her job. This isn't just bad management; this is bad intelligence. I guess if this had been some eccentric millionaire who had somehow obligated Sally to him, that might have been different, but a government agency taking this tack doesn't make any sense.
There's also this surrounding story about the identity of Sally's father and her mysterious childhood and I'm sure this sort of stuff will be revealed later in the series, but I doubt I'll pick up any more of the books. I'm not really invested in the characters, and this is the sort of story where you need to care what happens to the people involved, and not just how the plot turns out. ( )