Red to Black - Softcover

"Terrifying, quite frankly . . . chillingly unputdownable--everything you didn't want to know about Putin but were afraid to ask."--Emma Thompson

"Alex Dryden's brilliant and unforgettable novel has told me more about the making of modern Russia than I could learn from all books of journalism and contemporary history combined...nothing short of miraculous."--Stephen Fry

"Dryden has written a superb spy novel....the warning bell that "Red to Black" sounds against Putin's Russia has a powerful ring, especially when it turns to the KGB."--Richmond Times-Dispatch

"Prescient . . . [Red to Black] depicts a frightening and ruthless Russia, which answers to nobody."--The Economist

Prescient . . . [Red to Black] depicts a frightening and ruthless Russia, which answers to nobody. --The Economist"

Terrifying, quite frankly . . . chillingly unputdownable everything you didn t want to know about Putin but were afraid to ask. --Emma Thompson"

Alex Dryden s brilliant and unforgettable novel has told me more about the making of modern Russia than I could learn from all books of journalism and contemporary history combined...nothing short of miraculous. --Stephen Fry"

An exceptional novel by any standard; readers who enjoy a love story mixed with their espionage (? la le Carr? s The Little Drummer Girl) will appreciate. --Library Journal (starred review)"

Dryden has written a superb spy novel....the warning bell that Red to Black sounds against Putin s Russia has a powerful ring, especially when it turns to the KGB. --Richmond Times-Dispatch"

"An exceptional novel by any standard; readers who enjoy a love story mixed with their espionage (a la le Carre's The Little Drummer Girl) will appreciate."--Library Journal (starred review)

In a resurgent Russia fueled by oil money and run by a corrupt oligarchy, a beautiful and brilliant KGB colonel, Anna, and her British counterpart in the MI6, Finn, are caught in a precarious secret mission to uncover the deadly threat a possible new Russian empire poses to the world. (Espionage).