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I did not love this one, but I couldn‘t stop reading it - and what an intense book it is, with a journalist becoming a spy ... and trying to figure out how to live in a Europe making itself utterly unfit for humans as WWI cranks up. Much complexity about Poland, Russia, Germany, Hungary, etc etc. going on here ..: and much about the looming threat to Jewish people in Europe (and Russia, for that matter). Quite an interesting book. 4⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.

#amreading this second book in the series. I don‘t think I can take this grim outlook of the Soviet spy world during Stalin/WWII more than once a month, but luckily the series is long so I‘ll have more than enough for years. 😂 Also, haha, I was looking for a break after Stamped from the Beginning & like WHEW. Relentless. #mystery #espionage #wwii

Short and sweet: I enjoyed reading this so much that I‘m already reading another book in the series. They‘re all in the same time period and generally the same places, but not the same cast of characters so you can cherry-pick the ones which seem most appealing.

The women in this book are often unexpectedly awesome if peripheral. ❤️

I hope they have a love affair, or a torrid liaison, or even just a tryst. ❤️❤️❤️

In the mood for this spy novel.

When your 2 year old gets a hold of your paperback. But it's ok. Now it's a bookmark. 😂😂