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Violence
A lot
Moderate-to-strong violence — a covert operation in Moscow; the arms trade; confrontations
Language
Some
Mild-to-moderate profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild
Substance Use
None
No meaningful substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Moscow's surveillance state — the danger of operating under FSB watch; the arms dealer's network; a defector Gabriel must protect
What this book is about
A Russian arms dealer is moving a deadly new weapon to a terrorist buyer. Gabriel Allon must run a covert operation inside Moscow — the most dangerous city for a Western intelligence officer. Moscow Rules is the eighth Gabriel Allon novel — Silva's most Russia-focused entry; written during the Cold War's long hangover.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Covert operation inside Moscow
A WMD arms deal with terrorists
Russian intelligence dynamics
Eighth in the Gabriel Allon series
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