The Sisters - by Robert Littell (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

At the height of the Cold War, CIA agents Francis and Carroll--nicknamed "The Sisters Death and Night" by their colleagues--have hatched the perfect plot to entrap a KGB assassin known as "The Sleeper," who is thought to be living secretly in the United States. First they must trick the Potter, former head of the Russian's KGB spy academy, into revealing the identity of his most notorious student.

The Sisters succeed, and covertly send The Sleeper on an impossible assignment, while the Potter races against time to stop his protégé from committing the Sisters' exquisitely planned crime--which may have global consequences.

Brimming with colorful characters, brilliant puzzles, and artful deception, The Sisters is a must-read for crime fiction fans.

Review Quotes

"About a third of the way into Robert Littell's latest Cold War thriller, The Sisters, it dawns on the reader what the author is really up to this time. And it seems all at once so clever, outrageous and cynical that first your breath is taken away and then, when you remember it's only a story, you giggle. The giggle is embarrassing to confess, but I blame it completely on empathy with the mad, fascinating characters who populate this book."
--The New York Times

"First-class entertainment."
--The Washington Post

"Engrossing . . . Right up there with the novels of Le Carré, Deighton, and the rest of the best."
--People

"Artfully constructed, well-written, and has more switchbacks than the road up Pike."
--The Detroit News

"A masterful espionage novel . . . A tale full of intrigue, double agents, and betrayal."
--The San Diego Tribune

"A thrill-a-minute ride that leads to an astonishing conclusion."
--The Pittsburgh Press

"Witty, gritty, ingeniously plotted...full of twists and surprises, The Sisters is an engaging,
intelligent thriller."
--Fort-Star Worth Telegram

"A sinister, twisting rollercoaster ride, the fastest since Day of the Jackal."
--Joseph Wambaugh, author of The Delta Star and The Glitter Dome

"What Elmore Leonard is to mysteries, what Isaac Asimov is to science fiction, and what Stephen King is to horror--well, that's what Robert Littell is to the novel of intrigue. He's a first-rate writer."
--Susan Isaacs, author of Almost Paradise

"Littell brilliantly weaves quirky characters and puzzle-piece vignettes into an intricate, bizarre and highly entertaining tale."
--Publishers Weekly

Praise for Robert Littell

"I don't know of anyone who seems to have more fun spinning out complicated spy stories than Robert Littell . . . A Littell spy novel is always elaborately detailed, fun to read--and then just when you are being handed a few laughs, it blows up in your face."
--The New York Times

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