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Red Sparrow: A Novel (1) (The Red Sparrow Trilogy) Hardcover - 2013
by Matthews, Jason
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An impossible-to-put-down, highly commercial espionage thriller written by a CIA insider. In today's Russia, a state intelligence officer begins a fatal double life, recruited by the CIA to ferret out a high-level traitor in Washington; hunt down a Russian illegal buried deep in the U.S. military and, against all odds, to return to Moscow as a spy.
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- Title Red Sparrow: A Novel (1) (The Red Sparrow Trilogy)
- Author Matthews, Jason
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Condition New
- Pages 448
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Scribner, NEW YORK
- Date 6/4/2013
- Bookseller's Inventory # HC-SS-LN-1476706123
- ISBN 9781476706122 / 1476706123
- Weight 1.33 lbs (0.60 kg)
- Dimensions 9.27 x 6.34 x 1.37 in (23.55 x 16.10 x 3.48 cm)
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Themes
- Aspects (Academic): Dixon
- Library of Congress subjects Spy stories, Suspense fiction
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012031933
- Dewey Decimal Code 813.6
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Summary
âÈêA great and dangerous spy-game is being played today between Russian intelligence and the CIA. Very few people know about it, but Jason Matthews does, and his thrilling Red Sparrow takes us deep inside this treacherous world. HeâÈçs an insiderâÈçs insider. And he is also a masterful storyteller. I loved this book and could not put it down. Neither will you.âÈë âÈ'Vince Flynn
In the grand spy-tale tradition of John le CarréâÈöcomes this shocking thriller written with insider detail known only to a veteran CIA officer.
In present-day Russia, ruled by blue-eyed, unblinking President Vladimir Putin, Russian intelligence officer Dominika Egorova struggles to survive in the post-Soviet intelligence jungle. Ordered against her will to become a âÈêSparrow,âÈë a trained seductress, Dominika is assigned to operate against Nathaniel Nash, a young CIA officer who handles the AgencyâÈçs most important Russian mole.
As the action careens between Russia, Finland, Greece, Italy, and the United States, Dominika and Nate soon collide in a duel of wills, tradecraft, andâÈ'inevitablyâÈ'forbidden passion that threatens not just their lives but those of others as well. As secret allegiances are made and broken, Dominika and NateâÈçs game reaches a deadly crossroads. Soon one of them begins a dangerous double existence in a life-and-death operation that consumes intelligence agencies from Moscow to Washington, DC.
Page by page, veteran CIA officer Jason MatthewsâÈçs Red Sparrow delights, terrifies and fascinates, all while delivering an unforgettable cast, from a sadistic Spetsnaz âÈêmechanicâÈë who carries out PutinâÈçs murderous schemes to the weary CIA Station Chief who resists Washington âÈêcake-eatersâÈë. Packed with insider detail, this novel brims with MatthewsâÈçs life experience of espionage, counterintelligence, spy recruitment, and cyber-warfare. Brilliantly composed, Red Sparrow is a masterful spy tale. Authentic, tense, and entertaining, this novel introduces Jason Matthews as a major new American talent.
In the grand spy-tale tradition of John le CarréâÈöcomes this shocking thriller written with insider detail known only to a veteran CIA officer.
In present-day Russia, ruled by blue-eyed, unblinking President Vladimir Putin, Russian intelligence officer Dominika Egorova struggles to survive in the post-Soviet intelligence jungle. Ordered against her will to become a âÈêSparrow,âÈë a trained seductress, Dominika is assigned to operate against Nathaniel Nash, a young CIA officer who handles the AgencyâÈçs most important Russian mole.
As the action careens between Russia, Finland, Greece, Italy, and the United States, Dominika and Nate soon collide in a duel of wills, tradecraft, andâÈ'inevitablyâÈ'forbidden passion that threatens not just their lives but those of others as well. As secret allegiances are made and broken, Dominika and NateâÈçs game reaches a deadly crossroads. Soon one of them begins a dangerous double existence in a life-and-death operation that consumes intelligence agencies from Moscow to Washington, DC.
Page by page, veteran CIA officer Jason MatthewsâÈçs Red Sparrow delights, terrifies and fascinates, all while delivering an unforgettable cast, from a sadistic Spetsnaz âÈêmechanicâÈë who carries out PutinâÈçs murderous schemes to the weary CIA Station Chief who resists Washington âÈêcake-eatersâÈë. Packed with insider detail, this novel brims with MatthewsâÈçs life experience of espionage, counterintelligence, spy recruitment, and cyber-warfare. Brilliantly composed, Red Sparrow is a masterful spy tale. Authentic, tense, and entertaining, this novel introduces Jason Matthews as a major new American talent.
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Citations
- Booklist, 04/01/2013, Page 28
- Entertainment Weekly, 05/10/2013, Page 69
- Kirkus Reviews, 03/01/2013, Page 0
- Library Journal, 03/01/2013, Page 72
- Library Journal Prepub Alert, 12/01/2012, Page 56
- New York Times Book Review, 06/02/2013, Page 51
- Publishers Weekly, 02/18/2013, Page 0
- Publishers Weekly Best Books, 11/04/2013, Page 26
