One of The Washington Postโs Best Thrillers of 2023
Itโs the case of Amandaโs lifetime but solving it will require her to betray another spyโwho just so happens to be her father in this โdelicious spy novelโ (People).
Spying is the family business. Amanda Cole is a brilliant young CIA officer following in the footsteps of her father, who was a spy during the Cold War. It takes grit to succeed in this male-dominated worldโbut one hot summer day, when a Russian defector walks into her post, Amanda is given the ultimate chance to prove herself.
The defector warns of the imminent assassination of a US senator. Though Amanda takes the warning seriously, her superiors donโt. Twenty-four hours later, the senator is dead. And the assassination is just beginning.
Corporate blackmail, covert manipulation, corrupt oligarchs: the Kremlin has found a dangerous new way to wage war. Teaming up with Kath Frost, a fearless older woman and legendary spy, Amanda races from Rome to London, from St. Petersburg to Helsinki, unraveling the international conspiracy. But as she gets closer to the truth, a central question haunts her: Why was her fatherโs name written down in the senatorโs notes? What does Charlie Cole really know about the Kremlin plot?
The Helsinki Affair is an โpropulsive, captivating spy novel,โ (Good Morning America)โbut this time with a refreshing female-centric twist. Perfect for fans of John le Carrรฉ and Daniel Silva, this book introduces Pitoniak as a singular new talent in the world of spy fiction.