From CIA veteran Jason Matthews comes the follow up to best-selling and Edgar award winning novel Red Sparrow. Dominika Egorova of the Russian Intelligence Service has returned to Moscow. What no one knows is that she works for the CIA as Washington's most sensitive penetration of the Kremlin. And when a mole in Moscow finds her name on a classified list of sources, it is a virtual death sentence.

''Superb. Enthralling. Shimmers with authenticity'' NEW YORK TIMES''The greatest ever female character in spy fiction'' SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE_______ParisA young woman is cornered on a deserted boulevard. Moments later she walks away, leaving her assailant for dead. Meet Dominika Egorova, of the Russian intelligence service.AthensAn elderly man walks into the American embassy with a story to tell.MoscowThe most unlikely of traitors is uncovered by the most dangerous of men.WashingtonA brilliant, unorthadox CIA agent must single-handedly connect the dots to stop an intricate house of cards from toppling in a cold war that''s taken a terrifying new twist._______''Taut, fast paced and authentic. A great American spy novel''CHARLES CUMMING''A dazzling thrill-filled journey across the globe''SUNDAY MIRROR''Portrays the heart-pounding rhythms of on-the-street espionage better than any novelist in recent memory''DAILY MAIL>

Autorentext
Jason Matthews is the real deal. As an Operations Officer in the CIA, his brief was simple: steal secrets from the opposition and protect his own. Over a thirty-three-year career, Matthews served in multiple overseas locations, specializing in denied-areas operations and national security. He conducted agent recruitment in key counter-proliferation regions, including the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, East Asia, the Middle East and the Caribbean. As a retired chief in various CIA stations, there are few people on the planet better positioned to write about the thrilling world of espionage, intelligence and counter-terrorism.

Klappentext

PARIS
A young woman is cornered on a deserted boulevard.
Moments later she walks away, leaving her assailant for dead.

ATHENS
An elderly man walks into the American embassy with a story to tell.

MOSCOW
The most unlikely of traitors is uncovered by the most dangerous of men.

WASHINGTON
A brilliant, unorthodox CIA agent must single-handedly connect the dots to stop an intricate house of cards from toppling in a cold war that's taken a terrifying new twist.

Zusammenfassung
Captain Dominika Egorova of the Russian Intelligence Service has returned from the West to Moscow. She despises the men she serves, the oligarchs, and crooks, and thugs of Putin's Russia. What no one knows is that Dominika is working for the CIA as Washington's most sensitive penetration of the Kremlin.