In present-day Russia, ruled by blue-eyed, unblinking President Vladimir Putin, Russian intelligence officer Dominika Egorova struggles to survive in the post-Soviet intelligence jungle. Ordered against her will to become a “Sparrow”, a trained seductress, Dominika is assigned to operate against Nathaniel Nash, a young CIA officer who handles the Agency’s most important Russian mole. SpiesContinue reading “Red Sparrow – Jason Matthews * Book Review”
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The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer Book Review
Interesting read picked up from the charity boxes only due to the Twilight reference of the author but actually a pretty decent YA book. Other books by Stephenie Meyer: The Host
Honor Among Thieves * Jeffrey Archer
Another quick and fast paced failed book (in my eyes) by Jeffrey Archer. He’s written some good ones and he also took his time with some cash cows riding on his popularity. The plot: Spring, 1994, Washington, D.C. — While the Clinton Administration grapples with its domestic policies, a sinister plot is being masterminded sixContinue reading “Honor Among Thieves * Jeffrey Archer”
A Matter of Honour (1986) * Jeffrey Archer
The story starts off well with a mysterious letter that was left from father to son during the reading of the last will and testament. The disgraced officer’s letter contains an original German letter informing the former prison guard that he was the proud owner of the contents of a safety deposit box found inContinue reading “A Matter of Honour (1986) * Jeffrey Archer”
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