{"product_id":"the-hungarian-9781734223460","title":"The Hungarian","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile vacationing in Greece in 1956, Lily Tassos, the hard-partying daughter of a powerful arms dealer, has a sudden change in plans.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e After her sometime boyfriend --a CIA agent-- is murdered before her eyes, she finds herself holding a ticket to Moscow and a mysterious metal card. A far cry from her usual pairing of a Faulkner novel and bottle (or two) of white Bordeaux.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Alone and haunted by her lover's death, apolitical Lily resolves to complete his mission and find out who killed him.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Masquerading as a gung-ho member of the American Communist Party, she travels to Moscow, where she is contacted by Pasha Tarkhan. Brutal, yet charismatic, Tarkhan is both a high-ranking Soviet official and CIA asset, not to mention a covert supporter of the Russian Spiritual Underground. This alliance of self-styled \"deists\" have rejected the secular Soviet state and vowed to bring it down by means of faith, prayer...and blood.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Grinding her old life beneath the heel of her Dior stiletto, Lily puts her new one on the line, surrendering to fate, love and, for once, events bigger than herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDougherty, Victoria:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"Victoria Dougherty is the author of three acclaimed Cold War historical thrillers, \"The Bone Church\", \"The Hungarian\", and \"Welcome to the Hotel Yalta.\" Her epic fantasy romance series, including \"Savage Island\" and the forthcoming \"Breath\" are her newest works of fiction. Readers have called Savage Island \"breathtaking\", \"mesmerizing\", and \"genre-defying.\" Ms. Dougherty's work has been published or profiled in the New York Times, USA Today, The International Herald Tribune, and elsewhere. Her blog - COLD - features her short essays on faith, family, love, and writing. WordPress, the blogging platform that hosts some 70 million blogs worldwide, has singled out COLD as one of the Top 50 Recommended Blogs by writers or about writing. www.victoriadougherty.wordpress.com www.victoriadoughertybooks.com\"","brand":"Wilderness Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51806083907858,"sku":"9781734223460","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_af487782-5494-4c64-acf3-b0335216e4b4.jpg?v=1765974864","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-hungarian-9781734223460","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}