Red Verdict
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4.2 • 23 Ratings
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
Federal prosecutor Nora Carleton is drawn into international intrigue as she investigates the assassination of a weapons manufacturer in this latest thriller from the former director of the FBI.
Nora Carleton is hitting her stride as Deputy US Attorney for the Southern District of New York when a high-stakes counterintelligence case pulls her into a deadly game with global implications. A Russian-style hit on an executive at an American drone manufacturer sends a chilling message—but what exactly is it? Was the victim a Russian mole or just a convenient target?
Teaming up with her longtime friend, Special Agent Benny Dugan, Nora launches a criminal investigation that takes them from New York to Las Vegas with the hopes of prosecuting a traitor who has put their country at risk. But as they dig deeper into the tangled web of Russian intelligence and those who profit from its reach, Nora finds herself in the crosshairs of powerful forces determined to keep their secrets buried.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The amusing latest in former FBI director Comey's crime series featuring deputy U.S. attorney Nora Carlton and special agent Benny Dugan (after FDR Drive) finds the duo involved in a foreign espionage case. Edgar Perez, CFO of drone maker Grand Central Avionics, goes out for pasta at his favorite New York City restaurant and dies at the table. Medical examiners reveal he was poisoned with the nerve agent Novichok, a preferred execution method of Russian intelligence. Nora and Benny soon discover, however, that the Perez killing was a mistake, and the probable victim was his boss, George Costas, who was spying for Russia. The pair arrests Costas and takes him to trial, and it's in the courtroom that the novel comes to life. Comey masterfully orchestrates the legal proceedings as Nora and assistant U.S. attorney Sean Fitzpatrick battle an irascible father-son defense team, and ushers the narrative to a seemingly sound conclusion that he turns on its head with a final twist. Bolstered by Comey's easy familiarity with subjects ranging from New York City's Italian restaurants to Russia's intelligence apparatus, this sleek blend of legal thriller and spy drama goes down smooth. It's pure pleasure.
