Red to Black (Anna Rensikov, 1)
<p>“<em>Red to Black</em> has more in common with the elegantly paced books of John le Carré than it does with Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels. But readers who appreciate a healthy dose of real-world worries in their spy novels won’t complain.â€<br />—<em>Richmond Times-Dispatch<br /></em> <br /><em>Gorky Park</em> for the Putin era, <em>Red To Black</em> by Alex Dryden could have been ripped from recent headlines. At once a spy thriller, a love story, and a chilling look at a dangerously resurgent superpower, it is a masterful work that Stephen Fry calls, “Brilliant and unforgettable….Nothing short of miraculous.†Welcome to the New Russia.<br /></p>