This is Smith's third book in a series of
detective stories set during the Soviet period in Russia. The first in the
series,
Child 44, was a strong first novel: very suspenseful,
interesting characters and setting. I didn't read the second in the series:
The
Secret Speech, and Smith's fourth book is the stand-alone
The Farm.
I don't usually read series out of order but I received Agent 6 at
BEA and
decided to go ahead with it, finding that it's not necessary to read them in
order to understand the backstory. This was a good story that spans decades and
continents. It addresses communism in the U.S. as well as the Soviet invasion
of Afghanistan. It has good pacing and memorable characters. I would recommend
it to anyone who enjoys suspenseful detective stories.
Tom Rob Smith.
Agent 6. New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2012. 467 pages. ISBN 9780446550765.
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