The Russia House

by John le Carré

First published 1989

At a Moscow trade fair, a Soviet physicist entrusts a woman with a cache of explosive documents. British publisher Barley Blair is recruited by intelligence to uncover the source. Barley must navigate a web of betrayal, seduction, and Cold War power struggles to get the truth - and stay alive.

Genres: historical-fiction, suspense, espionage, political-thriller

Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking

Tropes: deception, espionage

Setting: Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union

Period: 20th-century

431 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Bantam Books, Inc.

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