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Moscow Sting by Alex Dryden

Moscow Sting

A Novel

by Alex Dryden

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  • Aug 2010, 368 pages
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The threat of Russia as a hostile superpower returns in this chilling spy thriller. When British spy, Finn, is brutally murdered by a Russian assassin, Adrian, chief of MI6, wants vengeance. He also wants answers -- answers that can only be revealed by Finn's widow, Anna, the former KGB colonel who betrayed her country for love and has now disappeared with their child. Adrian isn't the only one desperate to find Anna. Finn accessed intelligence so confidential that the KGB are willing to kill to protect it, and now everyone wants to know what Russia is concealing beneath its veil of political cordiality.

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"Starred Review. Red to Black reinvigorated the classic Cold War espionage genre. Moscow Sting, with its clever, devious, conflicted characters, its tension and verisimilitude, and its complex but fully plausible plot, is every bit as good." - Booklist

"While the breakneck pacing and serpentine plot will satisfy espionage fans, the ingenuity and insight that Anna displays...leave a more lasting impression than all the spy machinations." - Publishers Weekly

"A twisty, persuasive, action-packed thriller, only slightly marred by a hurried ending." - Kirkus

"Alex Dryden is a writer who can please everyone from fans of old LeCarre to students of current affairs. Moscow Sting is a thought-provoking and entertaining follow up to the terrific Red to Black. No sophomore slump here." - James Grippando, author of Money to Burn

"Moscow Sting is a gripping, action-packed insider’s view of modern day espionage with a clever twist at the end. Ex-KGB Colonel Anna Resnikov is a terrific heroine, who I hope will return with future adventures." - Phillip Margolin, author of Supreme Justice

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Alex Dryden Author Biography

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Alex Dryden is the pseudonym of a British writer who worked for the British security services. He has had extensive first-hand experience with Russia for many years.

When the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, Dryden watched the statues of Lenin fall across the former Soviet Union. Since then he has charted the false dawn of democracy in Russia as the country morphed into the world's most powerful secret state.

His works include Red to Black, Moscow Sting and The Blind Spy.

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