American Queen

Agatha Wells may be a prominent fixture in the DC social scene ... but she is so much more. As the wife of a spy, Agatha has learned to recognize when pieces don't fit together. Speaker of the House Adam Trent's mysterious wife Ana is one of those puzzles. As their social circles continue to cross, Agatha begins to suspect that Ana is playing a dark game. Will it drag Agatha-or her husband-in?This is a novel about faith and doubt and about the hidden motives behind the choices we make-hidden even from ourselves. It takes place in Washington, DC in the contemporary political world but with a decisively domestic focus-the main character is a DC socialite by birth, with a spy husband and five children. She also has a Ph.D. in Behavioral Economics, an English nanny, a Jesuit priest academic advisor, and a shrewd DC socialite mother as part of her team. She has a hunger to know that converges with friendship, the survival of her marriage, and international politics.