The Diamond Eye

By Kate Quinn

The Diamond Eye - Kate Quinn
  • Release Date: 2022-03-29
  • Genre: Historical Fiction
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 1,626 Ratings

Description

New York Times Bestseller

The bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet bookworm who becomes history’s deadliest female sniper. Based on a true story.

In 1937 in the snowbound city of Kyiv, wry and bookish history student Mila Pavlichenko organizes her life around her library job and her young son—but Hitler’s invasion of Ukraine and 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.

Reviews

  • Loved this book!

    5
    By Jules-lovesto-read
    She is brilliant the author of this any piece of writing that has to do with history is amazing by her. I couldn’t put it down!
  • Fascinating story, but…

    3
    By AuntJannie
    I finished the book because I wanted to know how it ended. But, unlike the other books I’ve read by this author, it didn’t hold my attention very well. I found many of her descriptions to be verbose, and some were repetitive. I’m glad I read it, but I cannot recommend it.
  • Fascinating

    4
    By Auggie's Man
    An engrossing historical novel that brings to life a WWII hero that I had never heard of before. Fascinating.
  • Diamond Eye

    5
    By Artpeg
    Incredible book! Characters leapt from the pages and transferred full blown into my conscious mind. Love that it is based on a historic woman of unique capabilities.
  • Boooooring!

    2
    By Raygor/McCollough/Nepereny
    I’ve enjoyed other Kate Quinn books, but this one is so boring. It didn’t hold my attention. Basically, every chapter is the same song, new verse. I quit reading it before getting 50% of the way through it. So disappointing.
  • Bull’s Eye

    5
    By SC Indigo
    This was by far the best , most enthralling, book I have read this year. The fact that most all of it is true makes it even better. For Americans to read this book is even more important, especially with the war raging in Ukraine. To understand the present we must learn about the past.
  • Excellent read!

    5
    By awestkri
    Gripping until the very end.
  • Good read

    5
    By ReaderFan2017777
    Interesting story about female sniper but not a cold blooded killer. Would recommend
  • The diamond eye

    5
    By I rock I know.
    I couldn’t put this book down. It was riveting from beginning to end.
  • Love a woman lead!

    5
    By Guammybear
    Amazing story! If it weren’t for me wanting to sleep, I would’ve finished this book sooner.