Red London : a novel
(Book)

The war in Ukraine is over, Vladimir Putin has disappeared, and Viktor Kosygin is the new Russian president. CIA agent Lyndsey Duncan travels to London to be closer to a top Russian mole who might be able to help the U.S. understand Kosygin's plans for the future. But almost as soon as Lyndsey lands at Heathrow, she's assigned to a task force investigating one of Russia's wealthiest men, Mikhail Rotenberg. Based in London, Rotenberg is married to Emily Hughes, a British aristocrat. No one knows where Rotenberg's money is hidden, but he's loaned billions to Russia to fund Putin's war against Ukraine and still seems to have plenty left. Lyndsey's mission is to befriend Emily, try to determine where Rotenberg has stashed his money, and keep the cash from being funneled back to Russia to fund Kosygin's regime, which seems as ruthlessly ambitious as Putin's. Lyndsey succeeds in ingratiating herself with Emily, but the situation quickly turns tumultuous, as Mikhail shows his true character and nearly succeeds in pulling off a daring double cross.