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Black Wolf : a novel / Kathleen Kent.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316280211 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 389 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Mulholland Books/Little, Brown and Company, 2023.
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| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) Historical fiction. Spy fiction. Novels. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | FIC Kent | 31681010310860 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A female CIA agent whose extraordinary facial recognition powers lead her into the dangerous heart of the Soviet Unionâand the path of a killer who shouldnât exist. 15,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
"It is 1990 and new recruit Melvina Donleavy is undercover for the CIA. Her first mission sends her to Belarus with three fellow agents, although she alone knows she is playing two roles. For Mel has a secret; she is a "super recognizer," someone who never forgets a face. So while the prying eyes of the Soviet Union see only a secretary, she is executing a top-secret order: she will identify the nuclear scientists secretly exporting weapons out of the crumbling Soviet Union. But no training could prepareMel for the realities of life undercover, especially once she catches the eye of the elusive and petrifying Black Wolf of the KGB. And when Mel learns that women have been disappearing from Minsk, one by one, she finds herself in the path of an altogether different kind of criminal. Soviet law enforcement is firm: murder is a capitalist disease. But what if there really is a killer? Could he be protected by the very highest levels of power? Filled with insider details from the author's own time working under the direction of the U.S. Department of Defense, Black Wolf is a riveting new spy thriller from an Edgar-nominated crime writer, and a biting exploration of the divide between two nations, two masterminds, and two sides of a woman pushed to her breaking point, where she'll learn that you can only ever trust one person: yourself"-- - Grand Central Pub
A "masterful" and "riveting"Â thriller about a female CIA agent whose extraordinary facial recognition powers lead her into the dangerous heart of the Soviet Unionâand the path of a killer who shouldnât exist (Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author).
She never forgets a face.Â
He never forgets his prey.
It is 1990 when Melvina Donleavy arrives in Soviet Belarus on her first undercover mission with the CIA, alongside three fellow agentsânone of whom know she is playing two roles. To the prying eyes of the KGB, she is merely a secretary; to her CIA minders, she is the only one who can stop the flow of nuclear weapons from the crumbling Soviet Union into the Middle East.
For Mel has a secret; she is a âsuper recognizer,â someone who never forgets a face. But no training could prepare her for the reality of life undercover, and for the streets of Minsk, where women have been disappearing. Soviet law enforcement is firm: murder is a capitalist disease. But could a serial killer be at work? Especially if he knew no one was watching? As Mel searches for answers, she catches the eye of an entirely different kind of threat: the elusive and petrifying âBlack Wolf,â head of the KGB.
Filled with insider details from the authorâs own time working under the direction of the U.S. Department of Defense, Black Wolf is a riveting new spy thriller from an Edgar-nominated crime writer, and a biting exploration of the divide between two nations, two masterminds, and two roles played by a woman pushed to her breaking point, where sheâll learn that you can only ever trust one person: yourself.
