In a resurgent Russia fueled by oil money and run by a corrupt oligarchy, a beautiful and brilliant KGB colonel, Anna, and her British counterpart in the MI6, Finn, are caught in a precarious secret mission to uncover the deadly threat a possible new Russian empire poses to the world. 50,000 first printing.
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Review:
"Terrifying, quite frankly . . . chillingly unputdownable--everything you didn't want to know about Putin but were afraid to ask."--Emma Thompson
"Alex Dryden's brilliant and unforgettable novel has told me more about the making of modern Russia than I could learn from all books of journalism and contemporary history combined...nothing short of miraculous."--Stephen Fry
"Dryden has written a superb spy novel....the warning bell that "Red to Black" sounds against Putin's Russia has a powerful ring, especially when it turns to the KGB."--Richmond Times-Dispatch
"Prescient . . . [Red to Black] depicts a frightening and ruthless Russia, which answers to nobody."--The Economist
Prescient . . . [Red to Black] depicts a frightening and ruthless Russia, which answers to nobody. --The Economist"
Terrifying, quite frankly . . . chillingly unputdownable everything you didn t want to know about Putin but were afraid to ask. --Emma Thompson"
Alex Dryden s brilliant and unforgettable novel has told me more about the making of modern Russia than I could learn from all books of journalism and contemporary history combined...nothing short of miraculous. --Stephen Fry"
An exceptional novel by any standard; readers who enjoy a love story mixed with their espionage (? la le Carr? s The Little Drummer Girl) will appreciate. --Library Journal (starred review)"
Dryden has written a superb spy novel....the warning bell that Red to Black sounds against Putin s Russia has a powerful ring, especially when it turns to the KGB. --Richmond Times-Dispatch"
"An exceptional novel by any standard; readers who enjoy a love story mixed with their espionage (? la le Carre's The Little Drummer Girl) will appreciate."--Library Journal (starred review)
Book Description:
An upmarket, well informed and incredibly topical novel that marks the return of the spy thriller, in the vein of John le Carre and Robert Harris
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- PublisherEcco Pr
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0061803863
- ISBN 13 9780061803864
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages373
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