The Kremlin's Candidate
(Audiobook on CD)

Read by Jeremy Bobb.

A junior American code clerk has defected to the Russians. He informs the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service that former US Secretary of Commerce Natalie Childers manipulated US global trade agreements to facilitate trade deals for the investment conglomerate owned by her husband. Natalie is now the Democratic presidential candidate, in the middle of a vigorous national campaign. Meanwhile double agent Dominika Egorova is ordered by Vladimir Putin to begin work on a special operation in which Russia will inform candidate Childers that her malfeasance will be made public unless she agrees to order Pentagon budget cuts, to propose debilitating reforms in NATO, and to move toward the dissolution of the Atlantic Alliance.

"Starred Review. Matthews spins a mighty operational web replete with exacting tradecraft and horrific violence. His descriptive precision is breathtaking; the sparring between his vividly realized characters is devilishly clever. With nail-biting suspense"--Booklist

"Starred Review."--Publishers Weekly

"Grade B+"--Entertainment Weekly

"Starred Review. The Kremlin's Candidate delivers a wallop on all fronts, from adrenaline-charged action to dark political intrigue to gripping emotional stakes. The novel is rich in spycraft that treats readers like insiders, with witty, memorable dialogue"--Kirkus Reviews

"[a] psychological smorgasbord.... [a] well-written saga [that] plunges deeply into the human stew of fear, ambition and lust... loaded with Clancyesque technology embellished with le Carré nuance. "--Library Journal

"Starred Review. In bestseller Matthews's stellar conclusion . . . A chilling portrait of the cold-blooded Putin, in a suspenseful thriller that races to a heart-pounding and unexpected resolution. "--Publishers Weekly

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