{"product_id":"red-sparrow-a-novelvolume-1-9781476706122","title":"Red Sparrow: A Novelvolume 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow a major motion picture starring Jennifer Lawrence and Joel Edgerton!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"A great and dangerous spy-game is being played today between Russian intelligence and the CIA. Very few people know about it, but Jason Matthews does, and his thrilling \u003ci\u003eRed Sparrow\u003c\/i\u003e takes us deep inside this treacherous world. He's an insider's insider. And he is also a masterful storyteller. I loved this book and could not put it down. Neither will you.\" --Vince Flynn\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the grand spy-tale tradition of John le Carré...comes this shocking thriller written with insider detail known only to a veteran CIA officer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn present-day Russia, ruled by blue-eyed, unblinking President Vladimir Putin, Russian intelligence officer Dominika Egorova struggles to survive in the post-Soviet intelligence jungle. Ordered against her will to become a \"Sparrow,\" a trained seductress, Dominika is assigned to operate against Nathaniel Nash, a young CIA officer who handles the Agency's most important Russian mole. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the action careens between Russia, Finland, Greece, Italy, and the United States, Dominika and Nate soon collide in a duel of wills, tradecraft, and--inevitably--forbidden passion that threatens not just their lives but those of others as well. As secret allegiances are made and broken, Dominika and Nate's game reaches a deadly crossroads. Soon one of them begins a dangerous double existence in a life-and-death operation that consumes intelligence agencies from Moscow to Washington, DC. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePage by page, veteran CIA officer Jason Matthews's \u003ci\u003eRed Sparrow\u003c\/i\u003e delights, terrifies and fascinates, all while delivering an unforgettable cast, from a sadistic Spetsnaz \"mechanic\" who carries out Putin's murderous schemes to the weary CIA Station Chief who resists Washington \"cake-eaters\". Packed with insider detail, this novel brims with Matthews's life experience of espionage, counterintelligence, spy recruitment, and cyber-warfare. Brilliantly composed, \u003ci\u003eRed Sparrow\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterful spy tale. Authentic, tense, and entertaining, this novel introduces Jason Matthews as a major new American talent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476706122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.27h x 6.34w x 1.37d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Thriller Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Edgar Allan Poe Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2012 pg. 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/18\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2013 pg. 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2013 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/10\/2013 pg. 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/02\/2013 pg. 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/09\/2013 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly Best Books\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/04\/2013 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jason Matthews","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43096183242933,"sku":"9781476706122","price":24.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_bb347614-6f7d-4574-a24c-7f109a260aa2.jpg?v=1692803264","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/red-sparrow-a-novelvolume-1-9781476706122","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}