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Violence
A lot
Spy violence including interrogation, torture, and killings
Language
Some
Some strong language
Sexual Content
A lot
Explicit sexual content; seduction as an intelligence weapon is central to the plot
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The psychological cost of being weaponized against one's will, and the question of who Dominika is becoming, drives the novel's emotional core
What this book is about
Jason Matthews's espionage thriller draws on his own career as a CIA officer. Dominika, a Russian ballerina turned intelligence officer, is forced into the Sparrow School — training in seduction as a weapon — before being assigned to a CIA officer named Nate Nash. The novel is authentic, brutal, and explicit. Matthews includes actual spy tradecraft throughout. The sexual content is significant — seduction is literally a weapon — and the violence is unsparing. Not for sensitive readers.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Explicit sexual content throughout
Torture and spy violence
Sexual coercion as plot element
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