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The New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet librarian who becomes history's deadliest female sniper。 Based on a true story。

In the snowbound city of Kiev， wry and bookish history student Mila Pavlichenko organizes her life around her library job and her young son--but Hitler's invasion of Russia sends her on a different path。 Given a rifle and sent to join the fight， Mila must forge herself from studious girl to deadly sniper--a lethal hunter of Nazis known as Lady Death。 When news of her three hundredth kill makes her a national heroine， Mila finds herself torn from the bloody battlefields of the eastern front and sent to America on a goodwill tour。

Still reeling from war wounds and devastated by loss， Mila finds herself isolated and lonely in the glittering world of Washington， DC--until an unexpected friendship with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and an even more unexpected connection with a silent fellow sniper offer the possibility of happiness。 But when an old enemy from Mila's past joins forces with a deadly new foe lurking in the shadows， Lady Death finds herself battling her own demons and enemy bullets in the deadliest duel of her life。

Based on a true story， The Diamond Eye is a haunting novel of heroism born of desperation， of a mother who became a soldier， of a woman who found her place in the world and changed the course of history forever。