Our Kind of Traitor: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (581 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B005CDUR4Y |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 504 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Unabridged, 7 CDs, 9 hours Read by TBA The unrivaled master of spy fiction returns with a taut and suspenseful tale of dirty money and dirtier politics.
Those readers who have found post–cold war le Carré too cerebral will have much to cheer about with this Russian mafia spy thriller. . While on holiday in Antigua, former Oxford tutor Perry Makepiece and his lawyer girlfriend, Gail Perkins, meet Dmitri "Dima" Vladimirovich Krasnov, an avuncular Russian businessman who challenges Perry to a tennis match. Not only is Dima a Russian oligarch, he's also one of the world's biggest money launderers. At Dima's request, Perry conveys a message to MI6 in England that Dima wishes to defect, and on arriving home, Perry and Gail receive a summons from MI6 to a debriefing. Cop
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