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- Jun 20
Review of A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
ICYMI: Towles's closed-door tale of a Russian aristocrat under house arrest in a grand Moscow hotel manages to be at times playful,...
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- Sep 20, 2023
Review of The Traitor (Alias Emma #2) by Ava Glass
Emma Makepeace returns with new enemies in her sights--but this time she must work undercover on a Russian oligarch's yacht without MI6...
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- Jun 28, 2022
Review of The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn
In Kate Quinn's newest historical fiction, she shares the story of a real World War II figure, a Russian bookworm-turned-sniper who...
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- Mar 9, 2022
Review of Our Woman in Moscow by Beatriz Williams
Williams's historical fiction mystery--based on real-life double agents in the Cambridge Spy Ring--is vividly set in Europe and Russia...
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- Sep 30, 2021
September Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
My very favorite books from September! These are the books I most loved reading during the past month. I included two titles from my...
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- Sep 9, 2021
Review of Red Notice by Bill Browder
Browder takes the reader deep into the intrigue and terror of the corrupt Russian political and business systems he uncovered. Despite...