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In the grand spy-tale tradition of John le Carré comes 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 “Sparrow,” a trained seductress, Dominika is assigned to operate against Nathaniel Nash, a young CIA officer who handles the Agency’s most important Russian mole. Spies have long relied on the “honey trap,” whereby vulnerable men and women are intimately compromised. Dominika learns these techniques of “sexpionage” in Russia’s secret “Sparrow School,” hidden outside of Moscow. As the action careens between Russia, Finland, Greece, Italy, and the United States, Dominika and Nate soon collide in a duel of wills, tradecraft, and—inevitably—forbidden passion that threatens not just their lives but those of others as well. As secret allegiances are made and broken, Dominika and Nate’s 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 Matthews’s Red Sparrow delights and terrifies and fascinates, all while delivering an unforgettable cast, from a sadistic Spetsnaz “mechanic” who carries out Putin’s murderous schemes to the weary CIA Station Chief who resists Washington “cake-eaters” to MARBLE, the priceless Russian mole. Packed with insider detail and written with brio, this tour-de-force novel brims with Matthews’s life experience, including his knowledge of espionage, counterintelligence, surveillance tradecraft, spy recruitment, cyber-warfare, the Russian use of “spy dust,” and covert communications. Brilliantly composed and elegantly constructed, Red Sparrow is a masterful spy tale lifted from the dossiers of intelligence agencies on both sides of the Atlantic. Authentic, tense, and entertaining, this novel introduces Jason Matthews as a major new American talent.

Exploring the concept of a miniature universe, the narrative delves into the possibilities of creating a self-contained environment. With advanced probing cameras capable of zooming in on distant stars and planets, the protagonist embarks on a quest to discover extraterrestrial life. The ability to accelerate time adds a fascinating layer, allowing the observation of life's evolution in real-time. This thought-provoking premise raises questions about creation, observation, and the nature of existence itself.

DISCOVER WHAT HAPPENS NEXT AFTER THE MAJOR FILM RED SPARROW STARRING JENNIFER LAWRENCE . . . Urgent, topical and shot through with insider knowledge, the final thriller in the Red Sparrow trilogy is writing on a grand scale 'Matthews beguilingly blends the fun and sexiness of Ian Fleming with the more procedural, information-rich approach of John le Carre and Frederick Forsyth' Sunday Times 'A provocative and timely novel exploring the notion of Russian influence in the US's corridors of power' Guardian _______ Russian counterintelligence chief Colonel Dominika Egorova has been an asset of the CIA for over seven years. She has also been in a forbidden and tumultuous love affair with her handler Nate Nash, mortally dangerous for them both. In Washington, a new administration is selecting its cabinet members, where Dominika hears whispers of a Russian operation to place a mole in a high intelligence position. If the candidate is confirmed, the Kremlin will have access to the identities of CIA assets in Moscow. Including Dominika. Dominika recklessly immerses herself into searching for the mole's identity - before her time runs out . . . With a plot ripped from tomorrow's headlines, The Kremlin's Candidate is a riveting read and a thrilling conclusion to the trilogy than began with Red Sparrow and Palace of Treason.

"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."

Szokująca powieść sensacyjna bogata w szczegóły, które może znać jedynie były agent CIA. Tło książki stanowi współczesna, rządzona przez niebieskookiego, pozbawionego jakichkolwiek wątpliwości Władimira Putina. Agentka wywiadu, Dominika Jegorowa, którą wbrew jej woli wyszkolono na wróbla, czyli zawodową uwodzicielkę, ma podjąć walkę z Nathanielem Nashem, agentem CIA, oficerem prowadzącym niezwykle ważnego dla Amerykanów rosyjskiego kreta - podwójnego szpiega. Jason Matthews, były agent CIA, opowiada fascynująca i mrożącą krew w żyłach historię, malując niezapomniane portrety kolejnych bohaterów: od sadystycznego mechanika ze Specnazu, który wykonuje wyroki Kremla, poprzez zmęczonego życiem szefa CIA, który opiera się karierowiczom z Waszyngtona, aż po MARMURA, bezcennego rosyjskiego kreta - podwójnego agenta. Autor tej bogatej w szczegóły, żywej, doskonale napisanej książki czerpie pełnymi garściami ze swoich życiowych doświadczeń, włącznie z tymi dotyczącymi szpiegostwa, kontrwywiadu, nadzoru, rekrutowania szpiegów, cyberwojny, a także kryptokomunikacji i rosyjskiego szpiegowskiego proszku. SZPIEGOWSKI THRILLER Z JENNIFER LAWRENCE OD 2 MARCA W KINACH!