I have enjoyed Robert Dugoni’s novels, especially his homicide detective, Tracy Crosswhite series. Last year, I decided to try his The Eighth Sister, a very different genre, and enjoyed it.The Last Agent is a sequel that book.
Charles Jenkins, retired CIA agent, is called back to duty again to return to Russia to try to rescue Paulina Ponomayova, an agent who who saved his life in the prior novel. Paulina may or may not be imprisoned at a notorious Moscow prison and Charles’ only hope of finding out is by enlisting the help of a former Russian agent who once relentlessly pursued him. Can he trust him?
Spy stories are not my favorite, but once again Dugoni lured me in with an easy to follow, suspenseful, engrossing, fast read. As with many stories in this genre, I found some of the action a bit of a stretch and a little too convenient, but enjoyed this read and look forward to the next in the series as the ending foretells a sequel.
Although this can be read as a standalone, reading The Eighth Sister first will provide much more context.
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