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A captivating Cold War page-turner.--Real Simple This is Williams at the top of her game.--Historical Novel Society I think Beatriz Williams is writing the best historical fiction out there. It's lush with period detail but feels immediate. --Elin Hilderbrand A thrilling novel of spying, duplicity and bad decisions during the heart of the Cold War...the plot races into white-knuckle territory. --Minneapolis Star Tribune Superb...Williams has created her own vivid plot wound around a true story. --Seattle Times Fans will be riveted by the complex family relationships and the intriguing portrayal of espionage.--Publishers Weekly Williams has a sure hand in this deceptively quiet novel, told from the perspective of three different women. She expertly shifts between family drama and a suspenseful espionage plot, and makes every word and note count.--Library Journal (starred review) Beatriz Williams deftly fits together the characters, stories, and themes that the narrative services into a cohesive whole. The pieces all align perfectly, and she has shaped them together brilliantly. Her Last Flight is a gem of a book. --New York Journal of Books on Her Last Flight Inventive...What if Amelia Earhart had not only survived her last flight, but found true romance. --Kirkus Reviews on Her Last Flight Williams imagines the adventures of a world-famous aviator, who disappears in 1937 during a solo, around-the-world flight, in this engaging tale of courage, intrigue, and adventure...Williams builds irresistible tension with the alternating timelines as the fate of Irene and Sam unfolds with shrewd twists and turns that build to an unexpected jolt. Williams's fans will devour this meaty tale.--Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Her Last Flight

I think Beatriz Williams is writing the best historical fiction out there. It's lush with period detail but feels immediate. --Elin Hilderbrand Williams imagines the adventures of a world-famous aviator, who disappears in 1937 during a solo, around-the-world flight, in this engaging tale of courage, intrigue, and adventure...Williams builds irresistible tension with the alternating timelines as the fate of Irene and Sam unfolds with shrewd twists and turns that build to an unexpected jolt. Williams's fans will devour this meaty tale.--Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Her Last Flight Inventive...What if Amelia Earhart had not only survived her last flight, but found true romance. --Kirkus Reviews on Her Last Flight Beatriz Williams deftly fits together the characters, stories, and themes that the narrative services into a cohesive whole. The pieces all align perfectly, and she has shaped them together brilliantly. Her Last Flight is a gem of a book. --New York Journal of Books on Her Last Flight The Golden Houris pure golden delight Beatriz Williams is at the top of her game. --Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network

I think Beatriz Williams is writing the best historical fiction out there. It's lush with period detail but feels immediate. -- Elin Hilderbrand A thrilling novel of spying, duplicity and bad decisions during the heart of the Cold War...the plot races into white-knuckle territory. -- Minneapolis Star Tribune Williams has a sure hand in this deceptively quiet novel, told from the perspective of three different women. She expertly shifts between family drama and a suspenseful espionage plot, and makes every word and note count. -- Library Journal (starred review) Superb...Williams has created her own vivid plot wound around a true story. -- Seattle Times Fans will be riveted by the complex family relationships and the intriguing portrayal of espionage. -- Publishers Weekly A captivating Cold War page-turner. -- Real Simple This is Williams at the top of her game. -- Historical Novel Society Williams imagines the adventures of a world-famous aviator, who disappears in 1937 during a solo, around-the-world flight, in this engaging tale of courage, intrigue, and adventure...Williams builds irresistible tension with the alternating timelines as the fate of Irene and Sam unfolds with shrewd twists and turns that build to an unexpected jolt. Williams's fans will devour this meaty tale. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Her Last Flight Beatriz Williams deftly fits together the characters, stories, and themes that the narrative services into a cohesive whole. The pieces all align perfectly, and she has shaped them together brilliantly. Her Last Flight is a gem of a book. -- New York Journal of Books on Her Last Flight Inventive...What if Amelia Earhart had not only survived her last flight, but found true romance. -- Kirkus Reviews on Her Last Flight Williams captivates...Historical fiction fans will be riveted. -- Publishers Weekly

"""I think Beatriz Williams is writing the best historical fiction out there. It's lush with period detail but feels immediate."" -- Elin Hilderbrand ""A thrilling novel of spying, duplicity and bad decisions during the heart of the Cold War...the plot races into white-knuckle territory."" -- Minneapolis Star Tribune ""Williams has a sure hand in this deceptively quiet novel, told from the perspective of three different women. She expertly shifts between family drama and a suspenseful espionage plot, and makes every word and note count."" -- Library Journal (starred review) ""Superb...Williams has created her own vivid plot wound around a true story."" -- Seattle Times ""Fans will be riveted by the complex family relationships and the intriguing portrayal of espionage."" -- Publishers Weekly ""A captivating Cold War page-turner."" -- Real Simple ""This is Williams at the top of her game."" -- Historical Novel Society ""Williams imagines the adventures of a world-famous aviator, who disappears in 1937 during a solo, around-the-world flight, in this engaging tale of courage, intrigue, and adventure...Williams builds irresistible tension with the alternating timelines as the fate of Irene and Sam unfolds with shrewd twists and turns that build to an unexpected jolt. Williams's fans will devour this meaty tale."" -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Her Last Flight ""Beatriz Williams deftly fits together the characters, stories, and themes that the narrative services into a cohesive whole. The pieces all align perfectly, and she has shaped them together brilliantly. Her Last Flight is a gem of a book."" -- New York Journal of Books on Her Last Flight ""Inventive...What if Amelia Earhart had not only survived her last flight, but found true romance."" -- Kirkus Reviews on Her Last Flight ""Williams captivates...Historical fiction fans will be riveted."" -- Publishers Weekly"

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A graduate of Stanford University with an MBA from Columbia, Beatriz Williams spent several years in New York and London hiding her early attempts at fiction, first on company laptops as a communications strategy consultant, and then as an at-home producer of small persons, before her career as a writer took off. She lives with her husband and four children near the Connecticut shore.

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