Tense, fast paced, and whip smart! This is espionage on the deadliest stage, and it will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Talk about a mission impossible… Charles Jenkins is at the top of the Kremlin kill list. He has snuck into Russia one too many times in his CIA career. Yet he’s back again determined to ex-filtrate the last 2 sister spies. 

But just as his mission begins, he goes off plan. In a quest to do what’s morally right, he lands in the sites of the Russian mafia, and they may be a bigger threat than the Kremlin. Two women counting on him. Two powerful, cunning enemies 

After reading The World Played Chess last year, I became a *huge* Dugoni fan. I don’t usually read (or watch) spy fiction. But I knew that if anyone could get it right, it would be Dugoni. (And boy did he.) This is the 3rd book in the Jenkins series. I wish I’d read the other two for background, but I didn’t find that it impeded my enjoyment not having done so. 

What most intrigued me was how brutal, violent men were on both sides of this game. Is it possible for ruthless, cruel individuals to also have a sense of good? A sense of morality? 

If you are a fan of an intense game of chess…but one that involves actual life and death, this should be your next read. It’s an intense adrenaline rush that will have your mind working overtime. 

Many thanks to Robert Dugoni, Thomas & Mercer, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review an advanced copy of this book.