“Thrilling…Matthews, a real-life retired CIA man, deploys words the way a film director uses special effects, expertly intermingling intrigue, action, and exotic locales to produce an intricately plotted, unputdownable tale.” - O, The Oprah Magazine Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.” Both the writing and reading make this audio a great listen, and because of the ambiguous ending, listeners will hope for a sequel soon. But there’s more: Matthews provides a recipe at the end of each chapter for a food consumed in that chapter, which Bobb delivers like a master chef.
His precise French and Russian pronunciations are remarkable. “Narrator Jeremy Bobb gives this sizzling second thriller by retired CIA agent Jason Matthews the royal treatment it deserves…Bobb is great at everything he does.
A grand, wildly entertaining ride through the steel-trap mind of a CIA insider, Palace of Treason is a story “as suspenseful and cinematic as the best spy movies” ( The Philadelphia Inquirer)-one that feels fresh and so possible, in fact, that it’s doubtful this novel can ever be published in Russia. Her “sparrow” training in the art of sexual espionage further complicates the mortal risks she must take, as does her love for her handler Nate Nash-a shared lust that is as dangerous as treason.Īs Dominika expertly dodges exposure, she deals with a murderously psychotic boss, survives an Iranian assassination attempt and attempts to rescue an arrested double agent-and thwart Putin’s threatening flirtations. The villains are richly drawn.the scenes of them on the job are beyond chilling” ( The New York Times Book Review).Ĭaptain Dominika Egorova of the Russian Intelligence Service despises the oligarchs, crooks, and thugs of Putin’s Russia-but what no one knows is that she is also working for the CIA. The thrilling sequel to Red Sparrow-CIA insider Jason Matthews’s compulsively readable New York Times bestseller and Edgar Award winner-featuring Russian spy Dominika Egorova and CIA agent Nate Nash “shimmers with authenticity. Red Sparrow is now a major motion picture starring Jennifer Lawrence and Joel Edgerton!
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