First published 2015
Captain Dominika Egorova walks the knife's edge in Moscow. The SVR intelligence officer has returned from the West, but her true loyalty belongs to the CIA. She despises the oligarchs and thugs surrounding Putin, yet must serve them convincingly while feeding secrets to Washington. Her psychotic boss suspects nothing as she dodges one lethal trap after another. An Iranian hit squad targets her. A counterintelligence operation nearly exposes her. She rescues a blown agent and smuggle him out of Russia. In her most chilling moment, Putin himself visits her apartment for a midnight conversation. Through it all, her forbidden love affair with CIA handler Nate Nash threatens to destroy them both. When a mole discovers her name on a restricted source list, Dominika faces a death sentence that will test every skill she possesses.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, mystery, action, espionage, political-thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forbidden-love, spy
Setting: Moscow, Russia
Period: 21st-century
480 pages · Hardcover · Scribner
Content warnings: violence