• Red Sparrow

  • A Novel
  • By: Jason Matthews
  • Narrated by: Jeremy Bobb
  • Length: 17 hrs and 55 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (17,181 ratings)

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Red Sparrow

By: Jason Matthews
Narrated by: Jeremy Bobb
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The start of a major career! A gripping, highly commercial espionage thriller written with the delicious insider detail and up-to-the-minute insight only known to a veteran CIA spook.

In today's Russia, dominated by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, state intelligence officer Dominika Egorova struggles to survive in the cast-iron bureaucracy of post-Soviet intelligence. Drafted against her will to become a "Sparrow" - a trained seductress in the service, Dominika is assigned to operate against Nathaniel Nash, a first-tour CIA officer who handles the CIA's most sensitive penetration of Russian intelligence. The two young intelligence officers, trained in their respective spy schools, collide in a charged atmosphere of tradecraft, deception, and inevitably, a forbidden spiral of carnal attraction that threatens their careers and the security of America's valuable mole in Moscow.

Seeking revenge against her soulless masters, Dominika begins a fatal double life, recruited by the CIA to ferret out a high-level traitor in Washington - hunt down a Russian illegal buried deep in the U.S. military and, against all odds, to return to Moscow as the new-generation penetration of Putin's intelligence service. Dominika and Nathaniel's impossible love affair and twisted spy game come to a deadly conclusion in the shocking climax of this electrifying, up-to-the minute spy thriller.

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Skip the Recipes

Great story and wonderful reader. Including recipes was not only distracting but ridiculous! Writer should skip these in the future.

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THIS is one heck of a ride. loved it. the way it e

I loved this story. it kept me intrigued to the very end and left me wanting more a lot more

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Realistic

I’m sure this is a fairly accurate story relative to spycraft of the US and the Soviet Union. The story was brutal and cruel in places. I did not like the ending, but I suppose it does leave the author open to a sequel.

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Spy

Reminds me of a modern version of From Russia With Love by Ian Fleming. I loved the progression of characters and can’t wait to read the next 2 books!

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Book is better than the movie

I enjoyed the read, and it was enjoyable story to listen too. I enjoyed the book more.

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Movie was excellent too!

One of the few books where I liked the movie as much or more than the book. The movie follows the book quite well, except the movie is a compilation of all the books- since I have seen the movie not sure I will opt for all the books.

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A well narrated plausible story.

The executions by the Sparrow were a surprise and clearly described. The events at the bridge exchange paved the way for a sequel.

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Excellent!

I have listened to this book FOUR times. It rocks. Enough said. The entire trilogy rocks!

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Well presented spy yarn

Good overall narration. The story is detailed and enjoyable. If you like spy novels it is worth a listen.

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Excellent!

Very interesting story, It is extremely well written! Intense and gripping—Crazy Putin strikes again!!

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