Red Widow by Alma Katsu
An exciting spy thriller about two female CIA agents who cross paths because of a threat to the Russia Division that originates from within the organization is written by a seasoned intelligence professional.
Red Widow by Alma Katsu
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However, with the exposure of three Russian assets, including one of her own, the CIA is now persuaded that there is a mole in the department. Lyndsey is pushed back into life at the agency, this time following in the footsteps of those closest to her, with years of effort in doubt and lives on the line.
Theresa Warner, a fellow agent, is unable to escape the spotlight. She is the infamous “Red Widow,” the spouse of a prior director who was mysteriously killed in the field. Theresa is a mainstay of the Russia Division, where the legacy of her late husband follows her everywhere she goes. As she and Lyndsey develop an unlikely bond, her expertise is crucial.
Lyndsey Duncan fears that her time with the CIA may be coming to an end. She is ordered home to Washington on administrative leave after stepping beyond boundaries with another intelligence operative during a mission. She, therefore, welcomes the opportunity to establish her credentials when a former coworker who is now the Chief of the Russia Division recruits her for an internal probe. Lyndsey was formerly a top handler at the Moscow Field Station, where she was commended for hiring some of the most senior Russian officials and was dubbed the “human lie detector.”
Katsu had worked as an intelligence analyst for the C.I.A. and N.S.A. for many years, and her expertise lends the book unquestionable legitimacy and a keen understanding of internal politics, human frailty, and deceit. It is the tale of an odd friendship and a perilous web of secrets.
During the flight from JFK to Washington National Airport, a Russian businessman passes away. I believe I’m having a heart attack. But Lyndsey Duncan is aware of this. Clearly, it was poison. The individual was not a businessman, either. Instead, he was a senior member of the FSB, Russia’s foreign intelligence service. Yaromir Popov was a high-level asset that Lyndsey, a ten-year CIA veteran, had acquired while in Moscow on her first abroad assignment. Lyndsey had grown in stature and reputation as a result of the man, who had emerged as the agency’s most fruitful asset in recent memory. But while on her next mission, in Beirut, she lost everything by having a romance with an MI6 officer…
