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**SILVER / 2ND PLACE WINNER - 2019 FEATHERED QUILL BOOK AWARDS**
He was a Soviet defector – She worked for the U.S. Federal Government.
“Do we really know what we are getting ourselves into…”
Sergei Kourdakov jumped from a Russian trawler in 1971 and barely survived the treacherous swim to…
Why read it?
1 author picked A Rose for Sergei as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is a true story of a Russian spy that I found poetically sad yet uplifting.
This is a tale with no happy ending. And yet, ex-KGB naval intelligence officer Sergei leaves behind a compelling legacy of strength and bravery. His fight to ‘do the right thing’ and leave behind a regime that would eventually kill him is very real.
This is a plunge into a world of spies, murder, mistrust, and suffering. It filled me with awe and sadness, and it is not one I will forget easily.
From Kathleen's list on The best suspense books with twisted plots and unpredictable endings.
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