I don't usually go for mystery (spy) novels but I am glad that I gave this one a try.

This is the story set up like a mother's letter to her twin sons, in case she couldn't watch them grow up. She explains her choices of becoming a spy as a black woman in the 1980s. The story touches on her struggle marry her facets of the self with her identity and her choice of profession.

I was confused at first because it is rare that I find books written in the second person point-of-view. However, it helped connect me to the story and feel empathy for the characters.

I picked this book in February for Black History Month but didn't get the time to read it until a month later. Given that it's about a woman's story and written by a woman, it fits in for Women's History Month too--yay.

I would recommend to someone doesn't want a cozy mystery but still wants to read a mystery with minimal sex or gore.