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Jason Matthews
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The start of a major career! A gripping, highly commercial espionage thriller written with the delicious insider detail and up-to-the-minute insight only known to a veteran CIA spook.
In today's Russia, dominated by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, state intelligence officer Dominika Egorova struggles to survive in the cast-iron bureaucracy of post-Soviet intelligence. Drafted against her will to become a "Sparrow" - a trained seductress in the service, Dominika is assigned to operate against Nathaniel Nash, a first-tour CIA officer who handles the CIA's most sensitive penetration of Russian intelligence. The two young intelligence officers, trained in their respective spy schools, collide in a charged atmosphere of tradecraft, deception, and inevitably, a forbidden spiral of carnal attraction that threatens their careers and the security of America's valuable mole in Moscow.
Seeking revenge against her soulless masters, Dominika 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 the new-generation penetration of Putin's intelligence service. Dominika and Nathaniel's impossible love affair and twisted spy game come to a deadly conclusion in the shocking climax of this electrifying, up-to-the minute spy thriller.
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The Voice of the Night with Short Story, "Silence"
- De: Dean Koontz
- Narrado por: Pavi Proczko, Kirby Heyborne
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No one could understand why Colin and Roy were best friends. Colin was so shy; Roy was so popular. Colin was fascinated by Roy - and Roy was fascinated by death. Then one day, Roy asked his timid friend: “You ever killed anything?” From that moment on, the two were bound together in a game too terrifying to imagine - and too irresistible to stop.
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- De Anonymous User en 10-05-21
De: Dean Koontz
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Exposed
- De: Liza Marklund
- Narrado por: India Fisher
- Duración: 12 h y 14 m
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Trainee journalist Annika Bengtzon has secured a summer placement at Sweden’s biggest tabloid newspaper. She’s desperate for this to be her big break, although manning the tip-off phoneline isn’t quite what she had in mind… Until a caller tells her that the naked body of a young woman has been found in a nearby cemetery. As she pieces together details of the young woman’s life, Annika stumbles across video footage that places the main suspect hundreds of miles from the crime scene, right at the time of the murder. Are the police looking for the wrong man?
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Abysmal - don't waste your money!
- De Erika Salzeck en 02-18-12
De: Liza Marklund
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Scorpion Betrayal
- De: Andrew Kaplan
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
- Duración: 12 h y 13 m
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The head of Egypt's State Internal Security is brutally murdered in a Cairo cafe - his assailant a faceless killer known only as "the Palestinian". It is the opening move in a chilling game of terror that has caught the international intelligence community completely off-guard, and the CIA turns to the one man they believe can get to the twisted roots of a looming nightmare shrouded in mystery: a former Company operative code-named Scorpion.
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Detailed espionage, character development shallow
- De Kathryn en 11-20-13
De: Andrew Kaplan
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The Intercept
- A Jeremy Fisk Novel, Book 1
- De: Dick Wolf
- Narrado por: Peter Ganim
- Duración: 11 h y 11 m
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Days before the July Fourth holiday and the dedication of One World Trade Center at Ground Zero, an incident aboard a commercial jet flying over the Atlantic Ocean reminds everyone that vigilance is not a task to be taken lightly. But for iconoclastic NYPD detective Jeremy Fisk, it may also be a signal that there is much more to this case than the easy answer of this being just the work of another lone terrorist. Fisk suspects that the event might also be a warning sign that another scheme has been set in motion.
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Page turner
- De Katherine en 12-31-12
De: Dick Wolf
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Layover in Dubai
- A Novel
- De: Dan Fesperman
- Narrado por: Christopher Lane
- Duración: 10 h y 45 m
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Corporate auditor Sam Keller, careful to a fault, has decided to live it up for a change. And what better spot for business-class hedonism than the boomtown of Dubai, where resort islands materialize from open ocean, fortunes are made overnight, and skiers crisscross the snowy slopes of a shopping mall. But when a colleague is murdered during a night on the town, Sam soon finds himself waist-deep in a bewildering, lethal mix of mobsters, prostitutes, and crooked cops.
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Dubai Dubai Doo
- De itinerant en 02-14-12
De: Dan Fesperman
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A Nail Through The Heart
- A Poke Rafferty Thriller
- De: Timothy Hallinan
- Narrado por: Victor Bevine
- Duración: 10 h y 49 m
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Poke Rafferty was writing offbeat travel guides for the young and terminally bored when Bangkok stole his heart. Now the American expat is assembling a new family with Rose, the former go-go dancer he wants to marry, and Miaow, the tiny, streetwise urchin he wants to adopt. But trouble in the guise of good intentions comes calling just when everything is beginning to work out.
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Ever been to Bangkok?
- De Richard Delman en 12-11-11
De: Timothy Hallinan
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Pattern Recognition
- De: William Gibson
- Narrado por: Bronwen Price
- Duración: 12 h y 48 m
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Cayce Pollard owes her living to her pathological sensitivity to logos. In London to consult for the world's coolest ad agency, she finds herself catapulted, via her addiction to a mysterious body of fragmentary film footage, uploaded to the web by a shadowy auteur, into a global quest for this unknown 'garage Kubrick'. Cayce becomes involved with an eccentric hacker, a vengeful ad executive, a defrocked mathematician, a Tokyo Otaku-coven known as Eye of the Dragon and, eventually, the elusive 'Kubrick' himself.
De: William Gibson
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A Hymn Before Battle
- Legacy of the Aldenata
- De: John Ringo
- Narrado por: Marc Vietor
- Duración: 14 h y 28 m
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With Earth in the path of the rapacious Posleen, the Galactic Federation offers help to the backward humans - for a price. You can protect yourself from your enemies, but God save you from your allies!
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Another heads up!
- De Dr. Daniel Chapman en 06-12-14
De: John Ringo
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The Book of Spies
- De: Gayle Lynds
- Narrado por: Kate Reading
- Duración: 14 h y 42 m
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Ann Blake, a rare-book expert and conservator, was imprisoned for a drunk-driving accident that she doesn't remember, one that resulted in the death of her husband, a famous rare-book expert. But she is freed from prison by CIA undercover agent Tucker Anderson in exchange for her help and expertise on the Library of Gold, a legendary collection of books that have been lost to the world for over a century.
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Exciting spy tale, and then....
- De Janice en 05-31-11
De: Gayle Lynds
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Licence Renewed
- De: John Gardner
- Narrado por: Jeremy Northam
- Duración: 9 h y 22 m
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The first of John Gardner's novels featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent. Bond has been assigned to investigate one Dr. Anton Murik, a brilliant nuclear physicist who is thought to have been meeting with a terrorist known as Franco. Together, they plan to hijack six nuclear power plants around the world and start a global meltdown, unless Bond can stop them...
De: John Gardner
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Night Soldiers
- De: Alan Furst
- Narrado por: George Guidall
- Duración: 18 h y 18 m
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New York Times bestselling author Alan Furst is widely recognized as master of the historical spy novel. Furst’s works are vivid evocations of long-forgotten heroes and feature plots that unfold to the inexorable cadence of history. Night Soldiers is a simultaneously thrilling and illuminating tale of espionage set in 1934.
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Best Alan Furst novel!
- De Placeholder en 04-27-11
De: Alan Furst
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Vow of Silence
- De: Chris Patchell
- Narrado por: Emily Cauldwell, Kevin Stillwell
- Duración: 10 h y 1 m
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Five years after the brutal slaying of her husband, software technology executive Jill Shannon is finally ready to take the next step in her life. With her wedding to Phoenix Arizona prosecuting attorney Conner Manning just eight weeks away, the only cloud on Jill's horizon is her future father-in-law's political ambitions for his son. Jill has dark secrets in her past. Secrets she can't afford to have exposed under the relentless lights of a political campaign.
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Chillingly Different
- De Lia en 03-10-18
De: Chris Patchell
Las personas que vieron esto también vieron...
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Red Widow
- De: Alma Katsu
- Narrado por: Mozhan Marnò
- Duración: 10 h y 10 m
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Lyndsey was once a top handler in the Moscow Field Station, where she was known as the "human lie detector" and praised for recruiting some of the most senior Russian officials. But now, three Russian assets have been exposed - including one of her own - and the CIA is convinced there's a mole in the department. With years of work in question and lives on the line, Lyndsey is thrown back into life at the agency, this time tracing the steps of those closest to her.
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Somewhat disappointed- no spoilers
- De Stephen en 04-04-21
De: Alma Katsu
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Need to Know
- A Novel
- De: Karen Cleveland
- Narrado por: Mia Barron
- Duración: 9 h y 39 m
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High-powered CIA analyst, happily married to a man she adores, mother of four beautiful children. Until the moment she makes a shocking discovery that makes her question everything she believes. She thought she knew her husband inside and out. But now she wonders if it was all a lie. How far will she go to learn the truth? And does she really...need to know?
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Mr. and Mrs. Smith -- Not
- De Mel en 02-03-18
De: Karen Cleveland
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Damascus Station
- Damascus Station, Book 1
- De: David McCloskey
- Narrado por: Andrew B. Wehrlen
- Duración: 12 h y 48 m
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CIA case officer Sam Joseph is dispatched to Paris to recruit Syrian Palace official Mariam Haddad. The two fall into a forbidden relationship, which supercharges Haddad's recruitment and creates unspeakable danger when they enter Damascus to find the man responsible for the disappearance of an American spy.
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Well crafted spy novel
- De Amazon Customer en 09-30-23
De: David McCloskey
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A Clean Kill in Tokyo
- A John Rain Novel
- De: Barry Eisler
- Narrado por: Barry Eisler
- Duración: 8 h y 36 m
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Half American, half Japanese, expert in both worlds but at home in neither, John Rain is the best killer money can buy. You tell him who. You tell him where. He doesn’t care about why... Until he gets involved with Midori Kawamura, a beautiful jazz pianist - and the daughter of his latest kill.
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Intelligent, engaging, clever, and instructive
- De Cholmondeley en 07-04-16
De: Barry Eisler
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The Eighth Sister
- A Thriller (Charles Jenkins, Book 1)
- De: Robert Dugoni
- Narrado por: Edoardo Ballerini
- Duración: 11 h y 20 m
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Former CIA case officer Charles Jenkins is a man at a crossroads: in his early sixties, he has a family, a new baby on the way, and a security consulting business on the brink of bankruptcy. Then his former bureau chief shows up at his house with a risky new assignment: travel undercover to Moscow and locate a Russian agent believed to be killing members of a clandestine US spy cell known as the seven sisters. Desperate for money, Jenkins agrees to the mission and heads to the Russian capital.
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- De shelley en 04-10-19
De: Robert Dugoni
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The Faithful Spy
- De: Alex Berenson
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 12 h y 4 m
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John Wells is the only American CIA agent ever to penetrate al Qaeda. Since before the attacks in 2001, Wells has been hiding in the mountains of Pakistan, biding his time, building his cover.
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Faithful Spy
- De Margaret en 12-14-09
De: Alex Berenson
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Red Widow
- De: Alma Katsu
- Narrado por: Mozhan Marnò
- Duración: 10 h y 10 m
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Lyndsey was once a top handler in the Moscow Field Station, where she was known as the "human lie detector" and praised for recruiting some of the most senior Russian officials. But now, three Russian assets have been exposed - including one of her own - and the CIA is convinced there's a mole in the department. With years of work in question and lives on the line, Lyndsey is thrown back into life at the agency, this time tracing the steps of those closest to her.
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Somewhat disappointed- no spoilers
- De Stephen en 04-04-21
De: Alma Katsu
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Need to Know
- A Novel
- De: Karen Cleveland
- Narrado por: Mia Barron
- Duración: 9 h y 39 m
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High-powered CIA analyst, happily married to a man she adores, mother of four beautiful children. Until the moment she makes a shocking discovery that makes her question everything she believes. She thought she knew her husband inside and out. But now she wonders if it was all a lie. How far will she go to learn the truth? And does she really...need to know?
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Mr. and Mrs. Smith -- Not
- De Mel en 02-03-18
De: Karen Cleveland
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Damascus Station
- Damascus Station, Book 1
- De: David McCloskey
- Narrado por: Andrew B. Wehrlen
- Duración: 12 h y 48 m
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CIA case officer Sam Joseph is dispatched to Paris to recruit Syrian Palace official Mariam Haddad. The two fall into a forbidden relationship, which supercharges Haddad's recruitment and creates unspeakable danger when they enter Damascus to find the man responsible for the disappearance of an American spy.
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Well crafted spy novel
- De Amazon Customer en 09-30-23
De: David McCloskey
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A Clean Kill in Tokyo
- A John Rain Novel
- De: Barry Eisler
- Narrado por: Barry Eisler
- Duración: 8 h y 36 m
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Half American, half Japanese, expert in both worlds but at home in neither, John Rain is the best killer money can buy. You tell him who. You tell him where. He doesn’t care about why... Until he gets involved with Midori Kawamura, a beautiful jazz pianist - and the daughter of his latest kill.
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Intelligent, engaging, clever, and instructive
- De Cholmondeley en 07-04-16
De: Barry Eisler
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The Eighth Sister
- A Thriller (Charles Jenkins, Book 1)
- De: Robert Dugoni
- Narrado por: Edoardo Ballerini
- Duración: 11 h y 20 m
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Former CIA case officer Charles Jenkins is a man at a crossroads: in his early sixties, he has a family, a new baby on the way, and a security consulting business on the brink of bankruptcy. Then his former bureau chief shows up at his house with a risky new assignment: travel undercover to Moscow and locate a Russian agent believed to be killing members of a clandestine US spy cell known as the seven sisters. Desperate for money, Jenkins agrees to the mission and heads to the Russian capital.
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Excellent Genre cross of espionage&legal thriller!
- De shelley en 04-10-19
De: Robert Dugoni
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The Faithful Spy
- De: Alex Berenson
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 12 h y 4 m
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John Wells is the only American CIA agent ever to penetrate al Qaeda. Since before the attacks in 2001, Wells has been hiding in the mountains of Pakistan, biding his time, building his cover.
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Faithful Spy
- De Margaret en 12-14-09
De: Alex Berenson
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Call for the Dead
- De: John le Carré
- Narrado por: Simon Russell Beale
- Duración: 4 h y 50 m
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After a routine security check by George Smiley, civil servant Samuel Fennan apparently kills himself. When Smiley finds Circus head Maston is trying to blame him for the death, he begins his own investigation, meeting Fennan's widow to find out what led him to such desperation. On the very day Smiley is ordered off the enquiry he receives an urgent letter from the dead man. Do the East Germans - and their agents - know more about this man's death than the Circus previously imagined?
De: John le Carré
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The Company
- A Novel of the CIA
- De: Robert Littell
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 41 h y 22 m
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"If Robert Littell didn't invent the American spy novel," says Tom Clancy, "he should have." In this spectacular Cold-War-as-Alice-in-Wonderland epic, Littell, "the American le Carre," takes us down the rabbit hole and into the labyrinthine world of espionage that has been the CIA for the last half-century. "Ostensibly a single novel, The Company can also be listened to as an anthology of cracking good spy stories," says ( Publishers Weekly).
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- De Matthew en 03-31-04
De: Robert Littell
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The Matarese Circle
- De: Robert Ludlum
- Narrado por: Michael Prichard
- Duración: 19 h y 16 m
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The Matarese Circle are the Corsican Brotherhood. Terrifying killers, their power could plunge the world into chaos and destruction within two years. Only two rival spies - and one mysterious woman - can stop them. Brandon Scofield, CIA, and the West's most professional assassin, and Vasili Taleniekov, former KGB, now wanted by the Politburo. They share a genius for espionage - and a life of terror and explosive violence. Sworn enemies, now they must become allies.
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Terrible Sound
- De Armand en 11-14-20
De: Robert Ludlum
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Arctic Storm Rising
- A Novel (Nick Flynn)
- De: Dale Brown
- Narrado por: Rob Shapiro
- Duración: 12 h y 15 m
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After a CIA covert mission goes badly awry, US Air Force intelligence officer Nicholas Flynn is exiled to guard a remote radar post along Alaska’s Arctic frontier. This dead-end assignment is designed to put his career permanently on ice, but Flynn’s not the type to fade quietly into obscurity.... As winter storms pound Alaska and northern Canada, Russian aircraft begin penetrating deep into friendly airspace. Are these rehearsals for a possible first strike, using Russia’s new long-range stealth cruise missiles?
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So disappointed
- De Jamie Frasier en 05-25-21
De: Dale Brown
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The Helsinki Affair
- De: Anna Pitoniak
- Narrado por: Amanda Dolan
- Duración: 12 h y 30 m
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Spying is the family business. Amanda Cole is a brilliant young CIA officer following in the footsteps of her father, who was a spy during the Cold War. It takes grit to succeed in this male-dominated world—but one hot summer day, when a Russian defector walks into her post, Amanda is given the ultimate chance to prove herself. The defector warns of the imminent assassination of a US senator. Though Amanda takes the warning seriously, her superiors don’t. Twenty-four hours later, the senator is dead. And the assassination is just beginning.
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- De K. Nicole Gaouette en 11-26-23
De: Anna Pitoniak
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Codename Villanelle
- Killing Eve, Book 1
- De: Luke Jennings
- Narrado por: Laura Kirman
- Duración: 6 h y 48 m
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She is the perfect assassin. A Russian orphan, saved from the death penalty for the brutal revenge she took on her gangster father's killers. Ruthlessly trained. Given a new life. New names, new faces - whichever fits. Her paymasters call themselves The Twelve. But she knows nothing of them. Konstantin is the man who saved her and the one she answers to. She is Villanelle. Without conscience. Without guilt. Without weakness. Eve Polastri is the woman who hunts her. MI5, until one error of judgment costs her everything.
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My favorite books I have bought from Audible!
- De Casey Digital Design Inc. en 05-13-19
De: Luke Jennings
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The Peacock and the Sparrow
- A Novel
- De: I.S. Berry
- Narrado por: Pete Simonelli
- Duración: 11 h y 37 m
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Shane Collins, a world-weary CIA spy, is ready to come in from the cold. Stationed in Bahrain off the coast of Saudi Arabia for his final tour, he has little use for his mission—uncovering Iranian support for the insurgency against the monarchy. Then Collins meets Almaisa, a beautiful and enigmatic artist, and his eyes are opened to a side of Bahrain most expats never experience, to questions he never thought to ask.
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Slow storyline
- De Chris en 10-17-23
De: I.S. Berry
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Top Secret
- Clandestine Operations, Book 1
- De: W.E.B. Griffin, William E. Butterworth IV
- Narrado por: Alexander Cendese
- Duración: 13 h y 7 m
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In the first weeks after World War II, a squeaky-clean new second lieutenant named James D. Cronley Jr. is spotted and recruited for a new enterprise that will eventually be transformed into something called the CIA. One war may have ended, but another one has already begun, against an enemy that is bigger, smarter, and more vicious: The Soviet Union. The Soviets have hit the ground running, and Cronley's job is to help frustrate them, harass them, and spy on them any way he can.
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cold war heros
- De Jean en 08-18-14
De: W.E.B. Griffin, y otros
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Target One
- The Spy Game, Book 1
- De: Jack Mars
- Narrado por: Logan Harper
- Duración: 5 h y 23 m
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Jacob Snow—elite soldier-turned-CIA agent, haunted by his tortured past—is one of the CIA’s greatest assets and is dispatched when the stakes are highest. When an ancient Egyptian relic goes missing under mysterious circumstances, Jacob knows this is no run-of-the-mill robbery: The relic holds a secret—one that could destroy everything.
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Underwhelming
- De Stuart N. Burruss en 06-20-23
De: Jack Mars
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Topaz
- De: Leon Uris
- Narrado por: David de Vries
- Duración: 11 h y 8 m
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On the eve of the Cuban Missile Crisis in Paris, 1962, Devereaux and Nordstrom uncover Soviet plans to ship nuclear arms. But when nobody acts after sharing his findings, Devereaux becomes the target of an assassination attempt and soon realizes the plot extends far beyond Cuba - and himself. A thrilling and well-paced novel filled with Cold War intrigue, Topaz features two agents on a journey around the world to save NATO and themselves.
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A spy thriller in disguise
- De Shmuel M en 04-14-19
De: Leon Uris
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The Handler
- De: M.P. Woodward
- Narrado por: Jon Lindstrom
- Duración: 15 h y 51 m
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Meredith Morris-Dale is a CIA case officer and a damn good one...even if this last mission did go terribly wrong. Now she has been summoned back to Langley where she expects to be fired. Instead, she is met by the Deputy Director with stunning news. A single well-placed CIA mole in Iran’s uranium enrichment program has kept the terrorist nation from building a bomb by sabotaging the performance of their covert centrifuge arrays. But after losing his daughter in an airliner shootdown, the mole wants out—leaving the world on the brink.
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Author and Narrator Knocked It Out of the Park!!
- De 4PawsPal en 07-28-22
De: M.P. Woodward
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The Lions of Lucerne
- De: Brad Thor
- Narrado por: Armand Schultz
- Duración: 15 h y 23 m
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On the snow-covered slopes of Utah, the unthinkable has just become a nightmarish reality: thirty Secret Service agents have been viciously executed and the vacationing president of the United States kidnapped by one of the most lethal terrorist organizations in the Middle East - the Fatah Revolutionary Council. But surviving agent and ex-Navy SEAL Scot Harvath doesn't believe the Fatah Revolutionary Council is responsible for the attack.
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Great Scott Harvath
- De Carol en 11-18-12
De: Brad Thor
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Red Sparrow
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- Philip
- 01-10-14
One of the Best Espionage Thrillers I've Ever Read
Smart and offering authentic spycraft detail accompanied by literary and psychological complexity and craftmanship,. With the boldness and sophisticated story-telling that made it cat-nip for a major film studio auction, Jason Matthews pulls off a rare combination of tension and romance. The menu of dishes at the end of each chapter, featuring a surprising blend of communist and capitalistic cuisine, is a playful and amusing counterpoint to the tension and real-life drama of the story. The narrator is brilliant in not overplaying the characters yet managing to convey the essence of each.person's life force. Perhaps, the best espionage thriller I have ever read!
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- Marilyn
- 07-27-13
More spy details than romance, but good
I don't normally read spy novels, but I love James Bond and Mission Impossible movies, and hubby and I were going to be listening on a road trip, so I opted for this book that sounded part spy novel, part romance.
It is written by a real intelligence agent apparently, and I can believe it, as the book had amazing details about how spies move, think, operate. These details made the story richer and fascinating, in my opinion.
The romance was definitely in there, but the reason I can't call the story really a romance has to do with the way the book was written: There is little dialogue, with the narrator telling you what characters are doing, feeling, thinking. That, plus the narrator's even, cool tone of voice kept the reader/listener at more of a distance. The romance was one aspect among many in the plot, no more no less.
I got caught up in the story because of the author's ability to build the characters (and fast!) and to make you feel you're right there. I think the story was somewhat predictable, which is strange for a spy novel (and to a newbie spy reader at that) but that did not detract at all from wanting to know the details of how it was going to play out.
I'm not sure how to rate the narrator, whether it was his reading or the author's "voice" (style of writing) coming through. The narrator was easy to understand and got inflections right on emotions when there was dialogue but overall he used an almost monotone or rather mono-emotion delivery with a cadence and pacing that was superimposed almost over the story. It did not detract from nor aid the story. In a way, it was perfectly fitting that it was cold ad distant, seeming to just "tell it like it is." Was his voice entertaining, no.
One issue I had with the audible experience was that the author tended to start chapters with this format: Mr. Smith, seeing that it was noon, headed out and.....That's not from the book! But starting the chapter with a name, and often the name is Russian and they all sound the same to me, means that I don't hear it at first and then a sentence or two later I'm wondering who is doing the action. In a printed book you can go back and look (and I also have a good visual memory) but you can't do that with an audible version (hard to find the right place to go back to) so at times I just had to listen and work it out.
Both hubby and I looked forward to getting back in the car after a pit stop to hear what happened next, so it worked great for our road trip!
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- Kathy in CA
- 07-24-15
Intense and So Entertaining--a new genre for me!
I never thought I would be interested in a spy story. Red Sparrow, however, was a great listen. I am very glad that I gave this new type of novel (for me) a chance and that I stumbled across this particular book, thanks to the great reviews from other listeners. I am hovering between four and five stars and only at the end of this review will I know what I decide.
There are lots of descriptions of what the story is about, so I won't try to do my own version. I will just say that I was captured right away and spent the greater part of two days glued to my little mp3 Sport, listening. It wasn't easy finding enough things to do that could support also listening to an audiobook for those many hours!
I enjoyed the characters, all of them. They were each fascinating in their own way, the good along with the evil ones. I especially liked Dominika, who was certainly not one-dimensional and often surprised me with her behaviors. And yet, her behavior was always reasonable given her circumstances, once I thought about it for a while.
I feel this is an author that knows his stuff and he confidently shows it. He knows it from the inside, which you will learn if you read his bio. I am sure we will hear a lot more from him in the future. Additionally, the narrator did a great job, too.
So, I am giving the book 4 1/2 stars and rounding up. Highly recommended to anyone who likes spy stories and those who would like to give one a try. I will be purchasing book 2 in the series in the near future!
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- Tim
- 09-06-13
Yeah... It's a winner!
There are not a lot of reviews on this book which is why I will chime in with my thoughts.
This is a first time author, and he has done an excellent job. I will certainly be an early reader of his next offering.
The Publisher's Summary is a tad melodramatic, but it is designed to sell as we all know. Still, no major errors.
This is for sure a clever spy novel, but to compare it to John le Carré as did one reviewer? Nope... but that is NOT to say it is not a great read. It is just that le Carré expects a sophisticated and highly educated reader and allows the plot to develop in the readers mind, and for that reason, he writes for a far more narrow audience.
Jason Matthews is what I would call, “A writer for the common man”, and that is NOT a negative. John le Carré is a hard read for many. With Matthews there is no need here to have your dictionary nor a bucket of patience at hand awaiting plot development. Matthews does an excellent job of building suspense right from the start... something I learned early to my regret in Chapter 1 when I decided to be late to a meeting just see what happened to the protagonist Nathaniel Nash. Caught me nicely off guard.
Recipes
If you have read the other reviews, you see some negative comments about the recipes. Oh geez people... get over it. This author ends each chapter with a recipe. So what! Sometimes they are what the characters ate in that chapter... other times just recipes more or less related to location/country. Any time an author uses his imagination to make his novel a bit different is, to me, a clever divergence from the norm. Just make sure you are not reading this book on an empty stomach... some of those recipes sound awfully good!
Authentic Detail
Ummm... I have no idea if all the details are authentic, and I doubt if there are many who do. Dominika (the Russian agent) supposedly was sent the Sparrow School where female spies were taught the sexual arts to use as agents. There seems to be no hard data to confirm the existence of a Sparrow School, but Tom Clancy did introduce the idea in one of his books. Who cares? It plays well in this book. As for all the other details? Same thing... I really read books like this for enjoyment. They call it fiction for a reason. It feels authentic and to me that is what is most important in a fiction novel. The CIA certainly does not come out looking much better than the old KGB, but that should probably not be much of a surprise.
Sex
OK... now I have your attention... Jason Matthews writes really good sex scenes! No raw nasty overdone fornication here. He gives the reader the passion without the need for vulgarity. I suspicion women will like this (though I may by just be inadvertently a sexist pig). In fact he writes it so well, especially from what I am guessing is the female point of view, that Jason Matthews is clearly in touch with his feminine side. Further, as sex between the lead characters is forbidden, it makes the wait all the better.
The Reader
Jeremy Bobb tries. He really does. However, he just reads... That's it. He simply does not have the breadth to bring life to the many characters and makes no attempt to add the accents and characterization so important in a novel of this type. I would suggest someone like John Lee for future novels, though there are certain many who could master the accents and make the book even better.
Overall?
The book offers lots of intrigue, action, suspense and enough humor that the other stuff does not overwhelm the reader. Unlikely to win any awards, but absolutely worth a credit and a few hours of your time. Get it.... oh... and be prepared for a follow-up novel. We leave a character nicely dangling!
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- John E
- 08-26-13
Great book! Very well read.
There were times when the story would go so deep that you find yourself thinking "OK. I get it!" but he pulls it off the burner just before you say it. Its all worth it in the end.
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- Jason S. Bonnie
- 04-04-18
better than the movie
I like many I would imagine found this book because of the movie (which I enjoyed). However my big concern was would it be the same exact story as I had seen on the big screen. I can assure you this is worth a listen to as its different enough from the movie. Granted it is the same. asic plot however many things were different and I
really enjoyed it.
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- Frank Jacob
- 03-07-14
Excellent story...I hope he writes a follow-up
A great thriller. It will hold you spell bound. A must listen to! I loved every minute.
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- Estelle Goldstein
- 03-25-14
More writing-less food....
What made the experience of listening to Red Sparrow the most enjoyable?
The overall story captured you from the beginning to the end.
Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?
Yes, you are just waiting for Dominka and Nate to 'really' get together.
Which character – as performed by Jeremy Bobb – was your favorite?
No one in particular, he did a very nice job.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Unfortunately already taken by Ian Fleming...From Russia with Love
Any additional comments?
Great plot, great story, had me captured...but honestly the food aspects were not necessary, when I got to that portion of the tape, I just moved onto the next chapter.
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- pinkice
- 07-25-19
1st chaps hard to follow but then I was HOOKED!
I had to listen to the beginning chapters a few times, rewinding again to replay in attempt to follow what the heck just happened, who is who, where and when. I'm not sure if it was losing my attention and I was getting distracted or if it truly was a little confusing. All at once it came together all caught my attention and I was hooked! I did find some of the Russian names challenging to keep straight, especially the rhyming names, but that's a "me" problem, not a story or narration problem.
There were several opportunities to end the story but then I was pleasantly surprised to hear the narrator continue.
I was so addicted that when it did end I had that sad feeling when you wishfully search for a sequel to a story you aren't ready to let go of yet. GREAT NEWS, it's a trilogy! I had no idea, but immediately purchased book2. I'm downloading it as soon as I finish this review.
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- Brian
- 02-02-14
Just a GREAT all around book and listen!
What made the experience of listening to Red Sparrow the most enjoyable?
It's the story & it's really good!
Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?
Loved the way it made you think of difficult issues and brought out the "what would I do" in me!
Which character – as performed by Jeremy Bobb – was your favorite?
I loved the way he delivered the beautiful young lady!
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It made me think how happy I am to be an American and how proud I am of the NSA & CIA! They aint perfect, but their mine!
Any additional comments?
Really look forward to next book!
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