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Violence
A lot
Moderate-to-strong violence — a defector seized; intelligence pursuit; Russia
Language
Some
Mild-to-moderate profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild
Substance Use
None
No meaningful substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
A double cross — someone inside the operation betrayed Bulganov; Gabriel's guilt; the second attempt to extract a defector from Russia
What this book is about
Grigori Bulganov — the defector Gabriel protected in Moscow — has been seized and brought back to Russia. Someone betrayed him. Gabriel must discover who inside the operation knew enough to expose Bulganov — and find a way into Russia to bring him out again. The Defector is the ninth Gabriel Allon novel — a direct sequel to Moscow Rules.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
A defector betrayed — a mole inside the operation
Russia — the danger doesn't diminish on the second trip
Follows directly from Moscow Rules
Ninth in the Gabriel Allon series
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