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Genre: Fiction, Mystery, Espionage

Book Description:Centered in the espionage sphere, the novel offers an interesting insight into the world of spying for political and corporate reasons. In today’s interconnected world, espionage plays a role in the competition for resources and know-how.

The drama comes from masterful mind games and encompasses the humanity, fallibility and the passions that drive people in the murky world of espionage, where things do not always turn out the way one expects.

It is an engaging spy thriller and makes for compelling reading by portraying the intrigue of agents, double-agents and those who get caught in between. It shows how cynicism can dominate discourse between countries.

Set in present-day Washington, D.C., the story revolves around Russian agent Alexey Petrov and his quest to infiltrate U.S. government agencies by using single women or so-called ‘secretary-spies�� in order to obtain and transmit classified information to Moscow.

Some things to think about while you're reading. Answer just one or all of these questions, but remember, PLEASE USE SPOILER TAGS when necessary! If you don't know how, ask :)

1. What was your initial reaction to the book? Did it hook you immediately, or take some time to get into?

2. Do you think the story was plot-based or character driven?

3. What was your favorite quote/passage?

4. What made the setting unique or important? Could the story have taken place anywhere?

5. Did you pick out any themes throughout the book?

6. How credible/believable did you find the narrator to be? Did you feel like you got the 'true' story?

7. How did the characters change throughout the story? How did your opinion of them change?

8. Which character did you relate to the most, and what was it about them that you connected with?

9. How did you feel about the ending? What did you like, what did you not like, and what do you wish had been different?

10. If the book were being adapted into a movie, who would you want to see play what parts?