Lyndsey Duncan, a CIA agent, is on forced leave from her latest post in Lebanon for a relationship she had with a British agent. When she gets a call instructing her to come to CIA headquarters, she is surprised that her boss wants her to lead an investigation: A Russian agent she had handled some years earlier in her career has been killed and two other Russian spies are missing. Her boss suspects a CIA operative is giving information to the Russians which blew their covers, and he wants her to find the mole.
Meanwhile, another CIA employee, Theresa Warner, still mourning the loss of her husband two years ago when he attempted to extricate an agent from Russia, makes a startling discovery.
Katsu, the author, worked as a senior intelligence agent in various agencies for 35 years, and as Lyndsey works her way through the investigation, it feels authentic. Much time is spent in front of CIA computers, but Lyndsey also collaborates with various experts. One of her talents is being able to read people for lies, an important skill in the business.
Really good book!
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