Agent 6 eBook Tom Rob Smith
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Former Soviet Secret Service agent Leo Demidov has built himself a new life as a civilian with his wife Raisa, and their two teenage daughters, Elena and Zoya. The Soviet Union is a country trying to reassert itself after the murderous excesses of Stalin and the chaos of the following years, and as the Cold War continues powers inside Russia seek to topple their great enemy, the United States of America. Communist allies within the United States will prove vital players in this game of intrigue and revolution.
Raisa and their two daughters travel to the United States on a diplomatic mission, but a horrifying tragedy destroys everything Leo and Raisa have built. Exiled from the Soviet Union and separated from his family, Leo's quest takes him through the stark wilderness of Afghanistan, reawakening all his old instincts and forcing him to confront his demons.
Agent 6 eBook Tom Rob Smith
Agent 6 is the third book in Tom Rob Smith’s Child 44 Trilogy. It follows ex-KGB officer Leo Demidov over three decades and across three continents as he seeks to unravel a conspiracy and avenge the murder of a loved one. Usually, when I read a series that features a central character, I try to read the books in order. I didn’t do that with Agent 6 because it arrived before the other two, and I wanted to crack it open immediately. I’m not sure if I missed any necessary backstory; I’ll find that out when I read the Child 44 and The Secret Speech. What I’m sure of is this: This was an engrossing read. I picked it up and couldn’t put it down until I finished it. For me, that’s the mark of a good mystery: It grabs you and won’t let you go until you see the solution. I look forward to reading Smith’s other books.Product details
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Agent 6 eBook Tom Rob Smith Reviews
Made me realize how utterly terrifying it must have been for Russians living under Stalin's rule.
With that said, the book is about a high ranking officer in the militia. He is disgraced by the people he works for and with and for...instead of being killed, he is exiled and starts listening to his conscience, which he has ignored all this time. He realizes there is a serial killer and is determined to solve the case, even though it is dangerous for him and anyone else involved, since crime and murder go against the utopian society under Stalin. I could not put this book down and ended up staying up all night reading it. It has a twist I never saw coming. Great read!
Agent 6 is the final book in the Child 44 trilogy. Similar to its predecessors (Child 44 and The Secret Speech), in Agent 6 Tom Rob Smith's prose is spot on; his narrative is engrossing; the main character, Leo Demidov, continues to be one of the most richly developed and memorable characters in the thriller genre. Also, as I experienced in the first two books, Smith weaves his tale in Agent 6 in such a way that I, as the reader, felt I was right in the middle of the action with the main characters.
That being said, while Agent 6 is a worthwhile read -- and is likely to be a "must" read for those who enjoyed Child 44 and The Secret Speech, its plot is inconsistent in terms of being continually riveting. Now, I'll try to explain what I mean.
For me, this inconsistency comes about because Smith's 467 page plot in Agent 6 varies in intensity and interest as it spans about a thirty year period and a few continents.
The first 200 pages or so are very interesting and create a slow but steady level of excitement during the periods ranging from 1950s Moscow to 1960s America. It is during this time that the plot describes how Leo comes to meet Raisa (who subsequently becomes his wife), how they both come to meet a famous American singer with strong Communist sympathies, and how their association with this singer leads to a series of events many years later in which Leo Demidov's wife and daughters, while part of a "Peace Tour" in New York City -- a trip in which Leo is not permitted to make -- get caught in a web of conspiracy and betrayal that ends in tragedy. When Leo learns of what happened and the impact it has on his life, he swears revenge.
However, it is not until 15 years later that Leo's long pursuit of justice will be permitted, and will force him to confront everything he ever thought he knew about his country, his family and himself. This portion of the book encompasses the last 70 or so pages and will have your eyes glued to every word on each of these pages. It is these pages that made me draw the ultimate conclusion that I enjoyed this book very much.
The lack of consistency in terms of mystery, excitement and intensity comes about in the middle section of the book, which spans about a 15 year period and almost 200 pages, and has Leo, often under the influence of drugs serving as an advisor to the Soviets in their war in Afghanistan. Although this section is generally interesting, it "reads" slowly and mainly, to me, serves as an overlong distraction to show how Leo's life had steadily deteriorated from the mid 60s until finding a way in 1981 to obtain the answer to the question that has haunted him all these years What happened in New York? While I would rate the first and last sections of the book between 4 and 5 stars, I would only give 3 stars to this portion of the book.
Nonetheless, despite Agent 6's inconsistencies in intensity, it is a very well-written, entertaining book, and hopefully will allow Smith to build on the large fan base he developed with his first two books.
I really like this trilogy- it brought me back to my lost love of crime fiction and mysteries. Leo is an appealing character, and this book in particular spans several fascinating stories. Smith sometimes struggles to weave stories together in a natural way, but it doesn't ruin the books for me, it's just the pain of a young and inexperienced writer.
I will say, do NOT read this book without reading Child 44 and The Secret Speech first. You will definitely want the context and character development from those before delving into this read.
The story had some interesting twists, but the ending seemed contrived. I do not wish to write a spoiler for the reader, but will say the ending did not work for me. Admittedly some of the "medical" aspects there and elsewhere, with which I am very familiar due to my background, fell short. Also unanswered was the most critical element (unless I missed it entirely), who shot the "man" outside the U.N.. I also had real difficulties with the characterization and motivations of Jesse Austin. He was just "too clean" to be believable, and if he was modeled on a real character the naivete was under-developed. While indicating he would fight against American soldiers, his real hypocrisy is hidden from the reader in its true implications because it is set against Austin's comment that the U.S. is his "home". The author lets this issue slide while he tries to color Austin's experiences as being victimized by "the man". The author may challenge my criticisms, indicating that these interpretations are "allowed" in the book because each reader takes what he wishes, but I expect the author to claim his own interpretation, and my sense is that the author was very sympathetic to Austin, perhaps even more so than to Demidov. I am planning to read the other books, looking perhaps too expectantly that The Secret Speech and Child 44 will be more along the lines which Martin Cruz-Smith has for Arkady, and more insights into that era of Russian history. The movie, Citizen X, is also worth the time, without the "spin" of the FBI/CIA nefarious activities to color the story.
I give the book three stars because Smith works to create an image of a man's desire to find "the truth" about a critical event, spanning years of his life. But there are better books.
Agent 6 is the third book in Tom Rob Smith’s Child 44 Trilogy. It follows ex-KGB officer Leo Demidov over three decades and across three continents as he seeks to unravel a conspiracy and avenge the murder of a loved one. Usually, when I read a series that features a central character, I try to read the books in order. I didn’t do that with Agent 6 because it arrived before the other two, and I wanted to crack it open immediately. I’m not sure if I missed any necessary backstory; I’ll find that out when I read the Child 44 and The Secret Speech. What I’m sure of is this This was an engrossing read. I picked it up and couldn’t put it down until I finished it. For me, that’s the mark of a good mystery It grabs you and won’t let you go until you see the solution. I look forward to reading Smith’s other books.
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