Red London is a vibrant spy thriller with endless mystery. Lyndsey Duncan delicately balances life and lies in this throat crushing adventure.
Lyndsey Duncan has been through the wringer, surviving a potentially career ending mistake in Red Widow. In Red London, we meet up with Lyndsey on a case for her CIA bosses, trying to earn the trust of a Russian asset. That asset, Dmitri Tarasenko, could lead them to Russian General Evgeni Morozov who is responsible for an Agency Chief of Station. While Duncan is just getting settled into her new cover, reports hit the airwaves of a vicious attack at the home of Mikhail Rotenberg, Russian Oligarch turned British based businessman.
Mikhail Rotenberg is no stranger to the spotlight as he’s one of the richest men in the world, who also happens to be tied to the Russian government on the heels of the illegitimate Ukrainian war. As Lyndsey is forced into the realm of her former lover, one that almost cost her everything she’s worked for, she’s back into Davis Ranford’s home turf. Asked to help with an MI6 job, CIA agent Lyndsey transforms herself into Lynn Prescott, former Philadelphia resident now traveling through England.
Being forced to navigate the MI6 mission while still running her own mission for the CIA, Duncan is placed in numerous precarious decisions trying to not blow her cover. Emily Rotenberg is a torn and tormented individual just trying to keep herself together when she meets Lynn, and they start a budding relationship. What Lynn must faithfully execute is a dangerous mission that could lead to a handful of deaths, and potentially another world war. Will Duncan survive this assignment, or will she be another casualty of a brutally dishonest Russian plot?
This was my first Alma Katsu thriller and while I was anticipating a fun and energetic read, I got way more than I was expecting. Katsu creates one of the most down to earth characters who is loyal and fearless. Lyndsey Duncan is a tranquilizing and not to be underestimated intelligence professional who will enjoy pastries and tea one minute, and the next she’s pulling the trigger. She allows you in and from the the start you become a fan of Duncan, only to have her utilize her CIA training to accomplish the mission under a different ruse. This is a great story on the Russian oligarchy structure and the battles that accompany those surrounding them.
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