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Moscow, September 2017. But this is no ordinary death, for the young man was the son of an influential industrialist and has left a considerable fortune. “A classic thriller of the new Cold War” - Antony Beevor, author of Stalingrad Clive Franklin, a Russian language expert in the Foreign Office, is summoned unexpectedly to the city to act as translator for the British Prime Minister. While some spy stories are globe-trotting and action packed, this one centres on one city, Moscow, and on a rekindled yet passionate love affair. Paperback Marina stuns Clive with the news that she's ready to help the UK to stop the attack, betraying her country for a new identity and a new life.
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I felt I was living the news or recent history at least and that heightened the scary experience. There’s a bit of a guided tour in a way around the ballet and the Metropol, as well as the politically famous Red Square and government buildings. As I was reading this, I felt shivers up and down my spine. I liked Clive from the first page and I was interested to see what was going to happen.
Karen Louise Hollis
Marina is forty years old and is suffering the recent death of her foster son. Relations between Russia, the UK and the West. But it all gets rather exciting and there’s a lot at stake! When he gets to Moscow, we get to discover the city with him.
Lozzieloves
As a translator in this very unstable political drama, he can relax a little. The author’s love for all the good things about Russia really shines through.
Bitter Lemon Press does it again! So I was fascinated by the premise of this book and keen to read it. Although Clive is soon asked to listen to what the Russians are saying.
Luckily, he has time to explore and familiarize himself with the streets and landmarks of the capital. The characters were well built through the novel and I found myself routing for Clive and Marina and thoroughly disliking General Varlamov. Being set in 2017, the novel feels contemporary, but the subject matter doesn’t have to deal with the war against Ukraine, which would be a different kind of book.
There is SO much to chew on here and I urge you to dive in. Not surprisingly, he is nervous.
He unexpectedly receives a phone call saying he has to go to Moscow the next day. Acting as an interpreter makes you more vulnerable as you are ‘live’ and visible.
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