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Red Sparrow

By: Jason Matthews
Narrated by: Jeremy Bobb
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A Russian honey trap agent targets a young CIA operative to uncover a senior-ranking mole at the heart of the Russian Intelligence service.

Dominika Egorov, former prima ballerina, is sucked into the heart of Putin's Russia, the country she loved, and spat out as the twists and turns of betrayal and counter-betrayal unravel. American Nate Nash, idealistic and ambitious, handles the double agent, codenamed MARBLE, considered one of CIA's biggest assets. He needs to keep his identity secret for as long as the mole can keep supplying golden information. Will Dominika be able to unmask MARBLE, or will the mission see her faith destroyed in the country she has always passionately defended?

Jason Matthews retired after 33 years in the CIA's Directorate of Operations as a clandestine operations officer and senior manager. Matthews lives with his wife Suzanne, herself a retired 34-year veteran of the CIA, in Rancho Mirage, California. Treason is his first novel.

©2013 Jason Matthews (P)2013 Audible Ltd Espionage Genre Fiction Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-Ins Political Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller & Suspense Exciting

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"Not since the good old days of the Cold War has a classic spy thriller like Red Sparrow come along. Jason Matthews is not making it up; he has lived this life and this story, and it shows on every page. High-level espionage, pulse-pounding danger, sex, double agents and double crosses. What more can any reader want?" (Nelson DeMill)
"A great and dangerous spy-game is being played today between Russian intelligence and the CIA. Very few people know about it, including many of our politicians in Washington. But Jason Matthews does, and his thrilling Red Sparrow takes us deep inside this treacherous world. He's an insider's insider. He knows the secrets. And he is also a masterful story-teller. I loved this book and could not put it down. Neither will you." (Vince Flynn)
"I read till 11 and woke up at 5 am to finish this book in three days. If it doesn't supplant The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as the next mammoth read, and if it doesn't take its place alongside le Carré's The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, the love of literature and jaw-dropping thrills really is dead.... I have not read a more exciting, gripping novel in a long time." (Doug Stanton, author of Horse Soldiers)
Complex Storyline • Engaging Plot • Fantastic Reader • Authentic Spy Details • Unexpected Twists • Rich Characters
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I watched the film and was drawn to read the book. The detail, the oppulent dance with words, the peril as described...and the recipes. I am looking forward to book 2 in the trilogy.

Sublime story craft

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This was an amazing experience for me, I'm scared that the second might only let me down.

Amazing.... Hits all the correct areas

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Great storyline and the ending keeps you thinking long after the book is complete. Waiting for the follow up!

Loved it

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The story line was gripping and the reader was fantastic. The only negative for me was the blasphemy by the CIA agents. I cringed every time I heard it and found it completely unnecessary.

Excellent story

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Memorable and interesting book! Hard to.stop listening to. Russian pronunciation could be more accurate though it was a nightmare to hear such mizpronounciation

Loved it!

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This book was an excellent combination of well researched fact and fiction. So gripping I could barely stop listening! It is the best book of its genre that I have enjoyed in a long while. I can’t wait to dive into the second in the trilogy x

One of the best thrillers I have read in ages !

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A really authentic spy story with superb trade craft detail. Intriguing, interesting, delicate & frightening. I absolutely loved it. Masterfully written, a superb 10/10.

Brilliant

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, I could not stop reading it. Did no work 'till it was finished.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Yes, really engaging and readable with plenty of suspense

Way too good

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Very absorbing fast paced listen - really well presented by Jeremy Bobb & team.
Great story line that has you hooked from the first chapter.
Very realistic backgrounding and story line.
Highly recommended.

Great absorbing can't put down Novel

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A well crafted story that is also well written. It can give us an insider's perspective of Russia today.
Prefer the ending in the movie version with a poetic justice.

A Possible Insider Perspective of Putin's Russia

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