"From the New York Times bestselling author of Rise of the Rocket Girls comes the never-before-told story of a small cadre of influential female spies in the precarious early days of the CIA--women who helped create the template for cutting-edge espionage (and blazed new paths for equality in the workplace) in the treacherous post-WWII era."-- Provided by publisher.

November 1953 -- Part I "Isn't that a strange profession?" -- Jessica, 1934-1944 -- Safehaven, 1944-1945 -- Werwolf, 1945 -- Part II "Unsavory acts" -- Rusty, 1946 -- Belladonna, 1946 -- Trident, 1947 -- Opera, 1947-1948 -- Part III "She gets into your dreams" -- Vermont, 1949 -- Kubark, 1950 -- Loss, 1951 -- Aquatone, 1952 -- Petticoat, 1953 -- Part IV "Fumbling in the dark" -- Farmer, 1954 -- Musketeer, 1956 -- NSG5520, 1957 -- Bluebat, 1958 -- Aerodynamic, 1959 -- Part V "The work of a man" -- Mudlark, 1960 -- Lincoln, 1961 -- Psalm, 1962 -- Hybat, 1965-1972 -- Epilogue: State secrets.