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Red Star Down

By: D. B. John
Narrated by: Jennifer J Kim, D. B. John
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Brought to you by Penguin.

THE MOST TIMELY, PROPULSIVE SPY THRILLER OF THE YEAR, FOR FANS OF MOSCOW X, I AM PILGRIM and SLOW HORSES

An explosive conspiracy is on the verge of detonation.

A Korean man is poisoned in broad-daylight at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

A Russian intelligence officer is assassinated in a Washington hotel.

And a real-estate mogul has just become the 45th President of the United States.

The world teeters on the brink and three individuals find themselves caught up in the cross hairs:

Jenna, a seasoned CIA officer, whose past missions refuse to stay buried.

Lyosha, a student in Moscow who confronts Vladimir Putin on live TV only to suffer the consequences.

And Eric, a North Korean spy in the heart of the White House who adores the man he is working to undermine: the President.

In a world of shifting allegiances and betrayal, RED STAR DOWN is a global and gripping thriller that explores the intricate web of politics, espionage, and deception during of one of the most turbulent periods in recent history.

'Extraordinary...smart, sophisticated, suspenseful - and important.' LEE CHILD on STAR OF THE NORTH

© D. B. John 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

 Espionage International Mystery & Crime Mystery Political Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller & Suspense Russia Exciting

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Critic reviews

A compelling and suspenseful thriller that kept me gripped throughout (AJAY CHOWDHURY)
A richly satisfying thriller on an epic scale, magnificently conceived and brilliantly executed (ANDREW TAYLOR)
Immensely enjoyable. A rich, epic thriller in the grand tradition ... This is exactly what a contemporary thriller should be: a gripping narrative with intriguing twists, vivid characters and well-drawn settings that is not merely very well researched about geopolitics but sheds new light on them too (JEREMY DUNS)
A delightfully audacious spy story… a lot of fun to read, not least for John’s insight that for the three autocratic leaders [Trump, Putin, Kim Jong Un] politics has become…more about dynasty than democracy
[A] superb doorstep of a book, that weaves real-life characters and events with fictional ones in a clever, believable spy thriller
[An] audacious geopolitical thriller
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The first time I’ve found this condition- from which I’ve suffered for my adult life, 45 years, in any fiction! Pity it was the character akin to Isn Fleming’s ‘Nash’- we’re not psychopaths!But well described generally. DPD is popping up increasingly: a good thing for we who are depersonalised. A great story, let down by the narrator.

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I was looking for a gripping tale that would help me through marathon running training and this definitely hit the spot. I’d often run a little further than planned just to get to the end of a chapter. Narrator has some shortcomings however, with poor articulation and mispronunciation in parts. Still it doesn’t ruin the book

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