Kate Quinn – Deadliest Female Sniper

Kate Quinn is an international bestselling author of World War II stories like The Alice Network and The Rose Code. Now she’s back with her latest, The Diamond Eye, based on a true story of a mother who became a reluctant soldier and then deadliest female sniper, in a place where she changed history. Hi there, I’m your host Jenny Wheeler, and on Binge Reading today Kate talks about the romance at the heart of her World War II story about a lethal female sniper, and about having a book overtaken by current events in the Ukraine. As usual, we’ve got a free giveaway. Load up with free mystery and crime stories from multiple authors in the Story Origin giveaway this week, plus enter a BOOKSWEEPS DRAW FOR A FREE ROMANCE LIBRARY and E-READER. Load up with Free Crime and Mystery stories here: https://storyoriginapp.com/to/bbhuG9N The Crime Mystery offer closes May 1. PLUS: ROMANCE LIBRARY SWEEPSTAKES AND FREE E-READER Enter the draw for a Romance Library of 50+ books plus a New E-Book Reader here: https://www.booksweeps.com/giveaway/april-2022/first-in-series-hist-romance/ NOTE: OFFER CLOSES APRIL 13 SO BE IN NOW Don’t forget about our exclusive bonus content – like hearing Kate’s answers to the Five Quickfire Questions – by becoming a Binge Reading on Patreon supporter for the cost of less than a cup of coffee a month. Details at www.patreon.com/thejoysofbingereading. Links to be found in this episode: Lyudmila Pavlichenko: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyudmila_Pavlichenko Sevastopol: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevastopol Bletchley Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bletchley_Park Eva Ibbotson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Ibbotson James S. A. Corey: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Expanse_(novel_series) Janie Chan; https://www.amazon.com/Janie-Chang/e/B00D4FL4DU%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Kate’s Books: Her books: https://www.katequinnauthor.com/book-table/ The Rose Code: https://www.katequinnauthor.com/books/the-rose-code/ The Huntress: https://www.katequinnauthor.com/books/the-huntress/ The Alice Network: https://www.katequinnauthor.com/books/the-alice-network/ The Empress of Rome Saga: https://www.katequinnauthor.com/series/the-empress-of-rome-saga/The Borgia Chronicles: https://www.katequinnauthor.com/series/borgia-chronicles/ Where to find Kate Quinn: Website: www.katequinnauthor.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katequinn5975/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KateQuinnAuthor Twitter: https://twitter.com/KateQuinnAuthor Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2974095.Kate_Quinn What follows is a "near as" transcript of our conversation, not word for word but pretty close to it, with links to the show notes in The Joys of Binge Reading.com for important mentions. Introducing Kate Quinn, popular historic fiction author But now, here’s Kate. Jenny Wheeler: Hello there Kate, and welcome to the show. It's so good to have you with us. Kate Quinn - Internationally popular for her historical fiction Kate Quinn: It's lovely to be here. Thank you for having me. Jenny Wheeler: Kate, you are a New York Times bestselling author with a string of historical hits to your credit, including The Alice Network and The Rose Code, but the one we are focusing on today is your latest book, The Diamond Eye. It is about a remarkable woman, the Second World War’s most lethal female sniper, and in fact the most lethal female sniper of all time that we know of. This was another story that has been buried, even though she has a pretty remarkable claim to fame. Very few people had heard of Mila, so how did you come across the story? Kate Quinn: It’s the classic case of when you are researching one book, your research drops the idea for a new book in your lap unasked for, which is a wonderful thing. This came about when I was researching one of my last books just before The Rose Code called The Huntre...