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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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Critic reviews

"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)
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Red Sparrow is a first class spy thriller with excellent narration. I will not comment on the storyline but leave it to other listeners to enjoy. This book has the unique addition of a recipe at the end of every chapter. Each chapter has some reference to food and to be given the recipe is a very nice twist. There are 40 chapters...........

I am looking forward to the next book by Jason Mathews and, hopefully, narrated by Jeremy Bobb.

Highly recommended.

Excellent spy thriller with taste...

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Where does Red Sparrow rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

top 70%

Who was your favorite character and why?

Russian girl spy

Any additional comments?

A bit too propagandist,with Russians the baddies and Americans as the good guys. But a good thriller nevertheless

Great spy thriller, ah those Russians....

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I read these comments often and (like you) think, yea ... rite ...wotteva !!!

I can only say : YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!!! Everything you'd want from a great book is here.

*sigh ... now I need to find another ;o)

Stonking!!

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Great story line , well read and I just wanted it to go on and on. Thankfully there are more books!

Fantastic story

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Written at the end of each chapter, from an author, I suspect, was trying to be inventive and different

As everyone says ruined by bizarre recipes

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