{"product_id":"black-wolf-9780316280211","title":"Black Wolf","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"masterful\" and \"riveting\" thriller about a female CIA agent whose extraordinary facial recognition powers lead her into the dangerous heart of the Soviet Union--and the path of a killer who shouldn't exist (Joseph Finder, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe never forgets a face. \u003cbr\u003e He never forgets his prey.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It is 1990 when Melvina Donleavy arrives in Soviet Belarus on her first undercover mission with the CIA, alongside three fellow agents--none of whom know she is playing two roles. To the prying eyes of the KGB, she is merely a secretary; to her CIA minders, she is the only one who can stop the flow of nuclear weapons from the crumbling Soviet Union into the Middle East. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For Mel has a secret; she is a \"super recognizer,\" someone who never forgets a face. But no training could prepare her for the reality of life undercover, and for the streets of Minsk, where women have been disappearing. Soviet law enforcement is firm: murder is a capitalist disease. But could a serial killer be at work? Especially if he knew no one was watching? As Mel searches for answers, she catches the eye of an entirely different kind of threat: the elusive and petrifying \"Black Wolf,\" head of the KGB. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Filled with insider details from the author's own time working under the direction of the U.S. Department of Defense, \u003ci\u003eBlack Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting new spy thriller from an Edgar-nominated crime writer, and a biting exploration of the divide between two nations, two masterminds, and two roles played by a woman pushed to her breaking point, where she'll learn that you can only ever trust one person: yourself.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathleen Kent\u003c\/b\u003e is the Edgar-nominated author of the crime trilogy \u003ci\u003eThe Dime, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Burn\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Pledge, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as three bestselling historical novels: \u003ci\u003eThe Heretic's Daughter, The Traitor's Wife, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Outcasts\u003c\/i\u003e. She has written short stories and essays for \u003ci\u003eD Magazine, Texas Monthly, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLitHub\u003c\/i\u003e, and has been published in the crime anthology \u003ci\u003eDallas Noir\u003c\/i\u003e. In March 2020 she was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters for her contribution to Texas literature. Kent lives in Dallas, Texas. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mulholland Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50562264957202,"sku":"9780316280211","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_25465381-eb08-43b2-9dfb-ffab476b96bf.jpg?v=1731858541","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/black-wolf-9780316280211","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}