Red Widow | Litsy

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I wasn't blown away, but I was engaged and entertained. A fun spy hunt tale that's more about the why than the who. A good quick palate cleanser of a read.

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Kboltz

Red Widow | Alma Katsu

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Loved this read. Written by a former intelligence analyst all of the American/Russian spy tropes are in this book. Lyndsey is brought in to find who killed her Russian link and Theresa wants to defend her husband who was killed in Russia. Who would you trust?

ericarobynreads I need to read this one soon!! 10mo

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Christy2318

Red Widow | Alma Katsu

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More sedate and realistic than most spy novels but an enjoyable read.

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ericarobynreads

Red Widow | Alma Katsu

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Red Widow by Alma Katsu is a thrilling tale of secrets, lies, and murder all surrounding a heartbreaking case of loyalty and being forced to go to extreme lengths for love and family.

Fans of thrillers, especially those that feature spies and corruption, this is a must-read!

https://www.ericarobynreads.com/book-review-red-widow-by-alma-katsu/

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Kempfme

Red Widow | Alma Katsu

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This is an interesting start to a series of CIA espionage.

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BarbaraTheBibliophage

Red Widow | Alma Katsu

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Heck yeah, this was a fantastic espionage thriller made more relevant by 2022 events. Lyndsey Duncan, the main character, is just my kind of heroine. Less than perfect but whip-smart and determined to get to the bottom of a bad situation. Alma Katsu knows how to throw twists into the lightning-fast plot. Plus, her own CIA background makes this story even better. I am now officially holding my breath for book two in the series! #thebibliophage2022

DGRachel I bought this when it came out but I still haven‘t gotten to it. I seriously need to stop buying new books and getting new books from the library, and read the ones I have sitting patiently waiting for me! 2y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @DGRachel Yaaaasss. Me too. I requested and got book two from NetGalley, so that pushed me to read this one now. But honestly, the number of unread books in my collection keeps me up at night sometimes. (Not reading but wondering if I‘ll live to finish them.) 2y

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keithlafo

Red Widow | Alma Katsu

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I love Alma Katsu‘s prose, and this spy novel was a refreshing change of pace from her horror books. It also does a good job of managing suspense while also not becoming a “James Bond” type of book. #thriller

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Decalino

Red Widow | Alma Katsu

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Author Alma Katsu used her years in the intelligence community to bring detail and authenticity to this spy novel about the search for a traitor in the CIA's Russia division. Lyndsey Duncan is tasked with finding the mole, but her own indiscretions cast a shadow she finds hard to shake. Not sure I agree with Lyndsey on the ethics of the final reckoning, but espionage is pretty much all gray areas, I suppose. An interesting read.

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ScientistSam

Red Widow | Alma Katsu

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Enjoyable and entertaining if rather predictable. 3.5🌟

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susurran

Red Widow | Alma Katsu

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I truly wanted to love this book, and gave it the benefit of not DNFing by about the fourth chapter. But absolutely nothing about this story worked for me; the title inexplicably gives away the mole, the search for whom is powered primarily by an online CIA chat room; I'm sorry, but any double agent stupid enough to leave a digital trail all over a Workplace bulletin board deserves to be caught.

Serious spy fiction aficionados steer clear. D-

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