{"product_id":"the-moscow-affair-a-nicole-graves-mystery-9781611533811","title":"The Moscow Affair: A Nicole Graves Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Moscow Affair\u003c\/em\u003e is a thoroughly entertaining and unforgettable thriller punctuated by smart dialog, richly crafted scenes, and a topical plot.\" -Dave Edlund, \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eValiant Savage\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this fast-paced mystery, P.I. Nicole Graves agrees to an unusual, short-term assignment working for MI6 in Russia. It sounds straightforward, even pleasant: a two-week luxury riverboat cruise on the Volga, observing a group of fellow passengers and filing a daily report on their activities. It's simple enough, except for one caveat: No matter what these people do, she's to tell her handler at MI6-no one else, especially not the Russian police. When one of the riverboat passengers winds up dead, Nicole realizes this assignment was anything but straightforward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon, Nicole is immersed in a high-stakes game of murder and espionage where trusting a stranger can be as deadly as a bullet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Nicole Graves is the best fictional sleuth to come down the pike since Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone.\" -Laura Levine, bestselling author of the Jaine Austen Mysteries\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Nicole Graves Mysteries have been compared to the mysteries of Mary Higgins Clark and praised for contributing to the \"women-driven mystery field with panache\" (Foreword Reviews) as well as for their \"hold-onto-the-bar roller coaster\" plots (RT Book Reviews).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKirkus Reviews concluded, \"Boyarsky's weightless complications expertly combine menace with bling, making the heroine's adventures both nightmarish and dreamy.\" And Foreword Reviews has fallen for the \"tough and likable protagonist Nicole Graves\" while Midwest Book Review praises the \"exquisite tension\" throughout the plot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEach book in the\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e Nicole Graves Mysteries\u003c\/em\u003e is written as a stand-alone. Readers do not need to read every book in the series to follow along.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEach book in the\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e Nicole Graves Mysteries\u003c\/em\u003e is written as a stand-alone. Readers do not need to read every book in the series to follow along.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrder of Books in the \u003cem\u003eNicole Graves Mysteries\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e1. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Swap\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e2. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bequest\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e3. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiar, Liar\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e4. The Ransom\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e5. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Entitled\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e6. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Moscow Affair\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNancy Boyarsky is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNicole Graves Mysteries\u003c\/i\u003e. Her sixth installment of the series, \u003ci\u003eThe Moscow Affair\u003c\/i\u003e, will be released September 28, 2021. Her last \u003ci\u003eNicole Graves\u003c\/i\u003e adventure, \u003ci\u003eThe Entitled\u003c\/i\u003e, was published September 29, 2020 by Light Messages Publishing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNancy has been a writer and editor for her entire working career. She coauthored \u003ci\u003eBackroom Politics\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e notable book, with her husband, Bill Boyarsky. She has written textbooks on the justice system and contributed to anthologies, including \u003ci\u003eIn the Running\u003c\/i\u003e about women's political campaigns and \u003ci\u003eThe Challenge of California\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also written for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times, West\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eForbes, McCalls, Playgirl, Westways\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. She was communications director for political affairs for ARCO. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn addition to writing mysteries, Nancy is producer and director of the \"Inside Golden State Politics\" podcast. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNancy can be contacted through her website, nancyboyarsky.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Torchflame Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50445215170834,"sku":"9781611533811","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_352e0212-3ca3-49ad-a7ba-155be2da4967.jpg?v=1729698173","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-moscow-affair-a-nicole-graves-mystery-9781611533811","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}