Nina Willner is a narrative nonfiction author and former US Army intelligence officer who served in Berlin during the Cold War where she ran classified missions in East Berlin. Following a career in intelligence, Nina worked in Moscow, Minsk, Prague and Istanbul promoting human rights, children’s causes and the rule of law for the US Government, nonprofits and a variety of charities. She is the author of FORTY AUTUMNS (HarperCollins Wm Morrow, 2016). Her next book, THE BOYS IN THE LIGHT (Penguin Random House (Dutton) will be released in July 2025.