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The Diamond Eye: A Novel

Don’t miss the thrilling new novel from Kate Quinn, The Briar Club, coming July 9th!

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.

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448 pages

Average rating: 8.05

581 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

gill.jess
Mar 24, 2025
4⭐ I love WWII historical fictions, and this wasn't my favorite, but it was still good. Despite knowing the timeframe of the story, it felt like it was happening present tense. The characters were relatable and the storytelling was emotional. There were times at the beginning that I felt like it was a little hard to push through, but by the end, the pacing picked up and the conclusion to the story was satisfying.
Linda Steele
Jan 21, 2025
Good book based on true story recommended by Terri Brotze
stackedlibrarian
Dec 11, 2024
8/10 stars
Love a story of a real bad ass heroine in fictionalized form.
Anonymous
Dec 11, 2024
10/10 stars
Kate Quinn is an epic storyteller and how she weaves facts and her research into the storytelling to paint the amazing life of her non fictional characters is astounding. Diamond Eye about sniper Lady Death was spectacular and fantastically well written.
MN/OK Book Club
Dec 05, 2024
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