The Kremlin's Candidate
A Novel
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4.5 • 834 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The “terrifically good” (The New York Times Book Review) finale in the New York Times bestselling Red Sparrow trilogy continues the dangerous entanglements of Russian counterintelligence chief Dominika Egorova and her lover, CIA agent Nate Nash, on the hunt for a Russian agent working in the US government.
Russian president Vladimir Putin is planning the covert assassination of a high-ranking US official with the intention of replacing him with a mole whom Russian intelligence has cultivated for more than fifteen years.
Catching wind of this plot, Dominika, Nate, and their CIA colleagues must unmask the traitor before he or she is able to reveal that Dominika has been spying for years on behalf of the CIA. Any leak, any misstep, will expose her as a CIA asset and result in a one-way trip to a Moscow execution cellar. Ultimately, the lines of danger converge on the spectacular billion-dollar presidential palace on the Black Sea during a power weekend with Putin’s inner circle. Does Nate sacrifice himself to save Dominika? Does Dominika forfeit herself to protect Nate? Do they go down together?
With a plot ripped from tomorrow’s headlines, The Kremlin’s Candidate is “both timely and timeless; an espionage tale that takes the reader behind and beyond the headlines of Russia’s assault on America” (Nelson DeMille).
Customer Reviews
Kremlins Candidate
Loved it. Very compelling, despite some over-the-top moments. Like the first two books of the trilogy, the characters sometimes sound like they’re in Casablanca. Regardless, the plot is great, as are the meticulous details of modern spy-craft, which manage not to bog the story down. Here’s hoping for at least one more book!
Amazing spy craft drain a real CIA agent, great recipes and a trained sex operative from Russia!
I have grown up with Ian Fleming , moves on to John Le Carre but really enjoyed the depth of the characters and at least seeming reality of the dangers of espionage. The recipes are a light hearted break but also seem very authentic and are an ingenious touch.
Well done!
Not up to the first two
After two books that detail the strength, smarts, and skill of Dominika, for some strange reason the author decides to treat her exactly like the schlubs she has been fighting up til now. In this book, she is the “busty ballerina” instead of the courageous hero. And there are more pathetic double entendres per page than in a middle school locker room. Did Matthew’s wife write the first two books of the trilogy while he wrote the last?