The Kremlin's Candidate

The Red Sparrow Trilogy, Book 3

By: Jason Matthews

Narrated by: Jeremy Bobb

Length: 17 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's summary

Russian counterintelligence chief Colonel Dominika Egorova has been a recruited asset of the CIA, stealing Kremlin secrets for her CIA handler, Nate Nash, for over seven years. In the dazzling finale to the Red Sparrow Trilogy - which will be published right before the release of Red Sparrow, a major motion picture starring Jennifer Lawrence and Joel Edgerton - their forbidden and tumultuous love affair continues, mortally dangerous for them both but irresistible.

In Washington, a newly installed US administration is selecting its cabinet members. Dominika hears a whisper of a closely held Kremlin operation to place a mole inside a high intelligence position. But it's worse than that: One of the three candidates under consideration has been a paid Russian spy for a decade, selling precious US secrets. If the Kremlin's candidate for the position is confirmed, the Russians will have access to all the names of assets spying for CIA in Moscow, including Dominika's. But which of the three individuals is the mole?

Dominika's report triggers a desperate mole hunt before she's exposed and arrested. Resisting all suggestions to defect and save herself, Dominika recklessly immerses herself in the palace intrigues of the Kremlin, searching for the mole's name, and stealing as many of President Putin's secrets for her CIA handlers before her time runs out - even as Putin's dangerous interest in her grows. The treasure trove of her intelligence reporting sends Nate Nash and colleagues on desperate missions to Sevastopol, Istanbul, Khartoum, and Hong Kong.

With a plot ripped from tomorrow's headlines, The Kremlin's Candidate is a riveting story if you've never listened to Jason Matthews and a thrilling conclusion to the trilogy begun with Red Sparrow and Palace of Treason, which The New York Times Book Review called "a primer in 21st-century spying...terrifically good".

©2017 Jason Matthews (P)2017 S&S Audio

Great ending (no spoilers)

I loved that the ending is different than expected. Great book, great trilogy, great narrator I love that when he makes Domi’s voice I actually hear a woman’s voice in my head. I can distinguish all characters by the different voices he makes.

Another Page Turner

Oh the Sparrow is back in the third of the Red Sparrow series. The story, I suppose, could stand on it's own yet having read the first two made it more interesting. What made this intriguing for me is this story as a fictional backdrop for our current political relationship with Russia! If you like spy stories, political maneuvering with a sexy undertone, you'll probably enjoy this book. The characters are great, the narrator does a fine job and there's quite a twist at the end! Well worth the credit.

Excellent

After seeing the movie I immediately got the last book. What wonderful character development. Excellent trilogy.

A great read

An exciting climax to an edge of your seat story. The narration was excellent although at times a little difficult to follow with Russian names. An unconventional love story.

Rad

Suspenseful, perfect for listening to on a long road trip. Don’t pass this one up.

The ending was different but worthy

Most people wanted a happy ending, that didn’t happen but I think the ending was appropriate and worthy of the way that the story was developing. This book only got four stars from me as there were a lot of twists and turns that wasn’t really needed and it could’ve been a lot tighter with better editing.

Great Series

I have listened to all three books and must say it was amazing novel (s) and narrated as well as any book/series I have in my 100 + Library. A must to start at the beginning and you will want more at the end of each book. 5*++. DrHerrick.

What a disappointing ending

I listened to all three books within the span of a few weeks. I agree with similar reviews that the third book seemed rushed with characters being portrayed out of their normal psyche. Where were the “ghosts” of Dominika’s fellow sparrows and Hannah during the third book? The ending of the third book left me feeling angry that I had invested so many hours listening to the books and becoming emotional invested in the characters. How disappointing!

Awesome

awesome! laughed as hard as I cried. hope there is another book in the works...

Sad to see it end

This book as was great. I felt genuine suspense throughout the book and while the ending was not surprising it showed guts by the author. This book and trilogy felt like these events can happen because the author writes with authenticity and authority in the subject matter. I whole heartily recommend this book and the trilogy as a whole.