Book Review: The Spy Wore Red : Spy Games

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

The Spy Wore Red : Spy Games     Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Wendy Rosnau
Class/Genre:   Mystery   Romance   Espionage
Series: Silhouette Bombshell
Silhouette Bombshell, Feb 2005

Euro-Quest and NSA Onyx are combining resources to stop a rogue assassin killing agents from both their organizations. Onyx’s Bjorn Opell will head the efforts to stop the killer. He has a choice of deadly female Quest agents to accompany him. Though Quest suggests their more endurance player, he selects Nadja “Q” Stefn, the notorious bedroom assassin. He denies knowing her, but he is the only male to survive a night with this black widow.

The duo follows the trail of the killer from Prague to Vienna, stopping for some sexual activity on the way. In Austria, Bjorn and Nadja continue to make love as they come closer to a deadly killer who knows they are after him or her and have this duo on the list of those who will die.

This is an exciting espionage romance starring two intriguing protagonists though one must wonder if Nadja can be considered likable and how on the edge Bjorn could cherish “rough” sex. The cat and mouse spy counterspy plot is thrilling and using Prague and Vienna as the background gives a Cold War feel though clearly it is a post Wall fall novel. Though most readers will doubt that the couple will survive another month together (no sequel seems feasible for this duo) as Nadja is bound to kill Bjorn, fans of espionage thrillers will appreciate this deep tale.

Harriet Klausner

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