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Review of The Rumor Game

Rumors to be confirmed or exposed as lies lead reporter Anne Lemire to a story about Nazi propaganda.  Her fact-finding overlaps with the investigation of Devon Mulvey who is looking into the death of a factory worker. 

This is definitely a plot-driven story.  The characters were more about action, less about heart, making it impossible for me to sympathize with them.  This is perfect for some readers, but I had to find my interest elsewhere. 

The tightly plotted story has plenty of twists and turns.  The history of WWII America highlights what was going on in America while war waged in Europe and the Pacific – much of what I did not learn about in my history classes.  Throw in relevant topics such as antisemitism, disinformation, fascist sympathizers, and bullying and you have a fascinating thriller. 

Through Netgalley, the publisher provided a copy of this book. My review is my honest opinion.

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About The Rumor Game by Thomas Mullen

Reporter Anne Lemire writes the Rumor Clinic, a newspaper column that disproves the many harmful rumors floating around town, some of them spread by Axis spies and others just gossip mixed with fear and ignorance. Tired of chasing silly rumors about Rosie Riveters’ safety on the job, she wants to write about something bigger.

Special Agent Devon Mulvey, one of the few Catholics at the FBI, spends his weekdays preventing industrial sabotage and his Sundays spying on clerics with suspect loyalties—and he spends his evenings wooing the many lonely women whose husbands are off at war.

When Anne’s story about Nazi propaganda intersects with Devon’s investigation into the death of a factory worker, the two are led down a dangerous trail of espionage, organized crime, and domestic fascism—one that implicates their own tangled pasts and threatens to engulf the city in violence.

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