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    The Eighth Sister: A Thriller
    The Eighth Sister: A Thriller
    The Eighth Sister: A Thriller
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    The Eighth Sister: A Thriller

    Written by Robert Dugoni

    Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

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    An Amazon Charts, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal bestseller.

    A pulse-pounding thriller of espionage, spy games, and treachery by the New York Times bestselling author of the Tracy Crosswhite Series.

    Former CIA case officer Charles Jenkins is a man at a crossroads: in his early sixties, he has a family, a new baby on the way, and a security consulting business on the brink of bankruptcy. Then his former bureau chief shows up at his house with a risky new assignment: travel undercover to Moscow and locate a Russian agent believed to be killing members of a clandestine US spy cell known as the seven sisters.

    Desperate for money, Jenkins agrees to the mission and heads to the Russian capital. But when he finds the mastermind agent behind the assassinations—the so-called eighth sister—she is not who or what he was led to believe. Then again, neither is anyone else in this deadly game of cat and mouse.

    Pursued by a dogged Russian intelligence officer, Jenkins executes a daring escape across the Black Sea, only to find himself abandoned by the agency he serves. With his family and freedom at risk, Jenkins is in the fight of his life—against his own country.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateApr 9, 2019
    ISBN9781978650343
    The Eighth Sister: A Thriller
    Author

    Robert Dugoni

    Robert Dugoni is the critically acclaimed New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon bestselling author of the Tracy Crosswhite series, which has sold more than four million books worldwide. He is also the author of the bestselling David Sloane series; the Charles Jenkins series including The Eighth Sister, the stand-alone novels The 7th Canon, Damage Control, and The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell, for which he won an AudioFile Earphones Award for the narration; and the nonfiction exposé The Cyanide Canary, a Washington Post best book of the year. He is the recipient of the Nancy Pearl Book Award for fiction and the Friends of Mystery Spotted Owl award for best novel set in the Pacific Northwest. He is a two-time finalist for the International Thriller Award, the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction, the Silver Falchion Award for mystery, and the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award. His books are sold in more than twenty-five countries and have been translated into more than two dozen languages. Visit his website at www.robertdugoni.com.

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    • 5/5
      Nice progression of the David Sloan universe. I look forward to more.

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    • 5/5
      I finished Tracy crosswhite. Started this one, completely different characters and completely different start so completely different feel. Had a little bit of trouble getting into it but once I got into it I was hooked. I wasn't hooked as quickly as I was with Tracy crosswhite but now I am totally hooked and I'm proceeding to the next book in the series.
    • 5/5
      Utterly compelling from start to finish. Sad when it finished
    • 5/5
      This was a very versatile exciting adventurous story that kept your intrest.
    • 5/5
      Amazing!!!!!!!
      Been so long i read a book that hooked me from start to finish.
      I’m a fan of legal thrillers and spy books with a sprinkle of russian. Lol
      I recommend ?
    • 5/5
      John Le Carre meets John Grisham! Half Spy thriller, half court intrigue & both keep you on the edge. I couldn’t stop listening & finished it in a single day.
    • 4/5
      I'm going 3.5 on this but rounding up because I enjoyed it more than a 3 and Goodreads doesn't allow for 1/2 stars...

      There was a lot I liked about this book. The main character is a former CIA agent - a 64 year old Black man (which made me very happy because there aren't enough non-white protagonists in mainstream thrillers written by white people) - who is reactivated to help save some agents who don't know they're being targeted. The Seven Sisters.

      As one would expect from a book in this genre, everything is not what it seems and there's lots of killing and hiding and backstabbing. That was pretty fun. Then it slows down and we get to go through a sort of drug out courtroom thing.

      That's when the head scratching and eye rolling started in earnest. Seriously, I had figured out a big part of the mystery but while the rationale and methods behind it were revealed, I felt lost much of the time. There was SO MUCH going on and some of it was so convoluted that I wanted to throw up my hands and be done.

      I'm no stranger to Mr. Dugoni's books and know that there's a good chance I'll get frustrated at some point while reading but I still keep coming back. I suppose it's because his characters are interesting and I like his writing voice. So far I've ready the Tracy Crosswhite series (which reminds me that I still have the latest book in the series to read) and [b:The 7th Canon|29904287|The 7th Canon|Robert Dugoni|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1466240743l/29904287._SY75_.jpg|50278266]. This guy's been around a long time and has written loads of books.

      Even though this is the first in a series, I recognize the name David Sloan from another series that I haven't read so I'm betting anyone who's read those will be surrounded by old friends. They seem like nice and interesting people so I might visit them, too. I can't seem to quit Dugoni.
    • 4/5
      An espionage novel with a lot of intrigue and suspense; the book is an exciting read. And, just when our hero escapes from Russia, you look down at the time to go and you have another four hours of listen for the legal proceedings and Sloan. In addition to Sloan, the main character is Jenkins, a Seattle family man and there's a cameo appearance by the opposing lawyer....Ms Whatshername. Fun read--looking forward to Jenkins #2.
    • 4/5
      It was only after I read Robert Dugoni’s The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell that I learned the author is probably better known for the two series that he continues to add to, the David Sloane series (of five books) and the Tracy Crosswhite series (of six books), than he is for his three standalone novels. I was suitably impressed by Sam Hell and decided to explore the author’s backlist a bit. Before I could do that, however, I got sucked in by a brand-new Robert Dugoni spy thriller called The Eighth Sister that has left me more determined than ever to check out the Dugoni backlist.The Eighth Sister impresses me as kind of a throwback to all those Cold War era spy novels that I’ve read and enjoyed over the years except that it’s a little more cynical than I remember most of those novels as having been. There are the usual agents, double agents, even the semblance of a team-rivalry between the various spy agencies (both domestic and foreign) in this one, but what strikes me as most unusual is Dugoni’s decision to use a 6-foot five black man as his spy hero. After all, it will not be easy for a man like Charles Jenkins to blend into the background in Mexico and Russia, the two countries in which Jenkins works for the CIA. I admit to being a bit skeptical at first but realized soon enough that this kind of challenge makes the Charles Jenkins character even more fun than he otherwise would have been.Charles Jenkins is in his early sixties and he has not worked for the CIA in decades, ever since becoming so disillusioned with the agency that he walked away from it without a word to his superiors. Jenkins, married with a young son and a baby on the way, now runs a security consulting business that is struggling to fight off what seems to be an imminent declaration of bankruptcy. So, when his old Mexico bureau chief shows up at his door and offers Jenkins a CIA assignment that will pay him enough money to save his business and his home, he reluctantly agrees to take the job. A Russian agent is identifying and killing, one-by-one, a group of seven Russian women (known within the agency as the seven sisters) who have been spying for the U.S. for a number of years. That deadly Russian agent has been dubbed the eighth sister – and the CIA wants Jenkins to find her. But when Jenkins does identify the eighth sister, he learns that she is not at all what he expected her to be – nor, it seems, is anyone else with whom he’s been dealing. Now he will be lucky to get out of Russia with his life, much less save the lives of the four surviving sisters.The Eighth Sister is a fast-paced thriller that turns out to be almost a chess match between Jenkins and the Russian agent who is chasing him across Russia. The two men are so well matched, in fact, that they grudgingly begin to respect each other’s abilities and to plan their next moves accordingly. Jenkins may be a master of misdirection, but after the Russian begins to take that particular talent of his into account he draws closer and closer to the fleeing American. Little does Jenkins know, though, that even if he makes it out of Russia, he will have to face an even more powerful enemy that wants to destroy him.Bottom Line: The Eighth Sister is a highly atmospheric and well-researched spy thriller that is sure to please fans of the genre. Dugoni’s descriptions of the Russian winter almost gave me frost bite, but I still enjoyed this one so much that I want to explore the Dugoni backlist now more than ever. Good stuff.
    • 5/5
      The Eighth Sister is an espionage novel with a lot of intrigue and suspense. This book is remindful of the Cold War espionage between the United States of America and the USSR. There is some blood and gore but is expected with this type of story. It is highly recommended hence the five star rating.
    • 5/5
      Great read. the book is in two parts. the first tells of a 6 foot five black man who goes to Russia as directed by his CIA chief, who reactivates our hero for this mission. This is where the eight sisters of the title come in; the CIA has four out of seven agents who were recruited early on and have risen to the head of various agencies; three of them have been slain by the eighth; the agent is supposed to get her name and leave. After many adventures our hero makes it home. Part two of the book is our hero's tri al by the government for espionage, every bit as gripping as the first. The judge is a hard-ass and the prosecutor is a tough lady of Spanish descent,who wins some points she shouldn't so our hero does not have anything to defend himself. but our hero's attorney, Sloane gets him off.after the judge calls the CIA man, who is caught tn a lie. In an epilogue, Federov, who almost captured our hero, calls him and tells him that he has killed the evil CIA man in Russia - he was a mole- and has his ill-gotten gains and offers to split them with him.
    • 4/5
      This is a test: can I write well enough to convince you to read THE EIGHTH SISTER, to make you believe, if you’ve read Robert Dugoni before, that this is his best and, if you haven’t, that this first book in his Charles Jenkins (who you may remember from the David Sloane series) series is a great place to start? I finished reading it last night in the middle of the night, when I should have been sleeping. And I’m a picky reader. And I write honest reviews.Part 1 of THE EIGHTH SISTER places Jenkins in Russia after he believes he has been reactivated as a CIA agent. His objective is to find the identity of the eighth “sister.” The other seven “sisters” are CIA spies. Already, two have been found out and probably killed. Can Jenkins help prevent a similar fate for the other five “sisters”?Before long, though, Jenkins learns that all is not as he had been told.Descriptions of Russia and Turkey sound so authentic that I wondered throughout this part where and how Dugoni got his information. (Read the “Acknowledgements.”) These details, along with Jenkins’s struggles there, make this the best kind of book, i.e., the unputdownable kind, the kind you have to keep reading, even during lunch and dinner.I never describe a book’s plot so much that the reader’s enjoyment might be spoiled. Therefore, I don’t describe Part 2 because it might say too much about what happened in Part 1. (Warning: Don’t read other reviews unless it isn’t important to you that you experience this book as the author intended.) But David Sloane is back in Part 2 and so is his stepson, now a law student. Let’s hope Sloane continues in the rest of the Jenkins series.Other reviews compare THE EIGHTH SISTER to books by LeCarré. In my experience, THE EIGHTH SISTER is better. Really.
    • 5/5
      WOW, this book has so much going on and all at heart stopping speed. The espionage is masterful - the best game of cat and mouse and rat. The setting is scary, the scenario horrifying. My hands were shaking, my respiration level was accelerated, my mind was reeling trying to keep up and figure out what was coming, who was real, who was betrayed, who was the betrayer. The escape was hold your breath this is never going to work crazy.The trial was masterful and and equally terrifying. This is a stupendous education in how the law can be twisted, turned and used for everything but the truth. Lawyers use judges and motions to win because winning is everything and ultimately meaningless in the search for honesty and veracity. Robert Dugoni is one of the more talented writers of this genre but he is equally adept at other forms.If you haven’t read “The Extraordinary Life of Same Hell” I urge you to pick it up and discover a totally different but equally phenomenal story. Thank you NetGalley and Thomas and Mercer for a copy.
    • 5/5
      Robert Dugoni, Author of "The Eighth Sister" has written an intense, captivating, intriguing,  chilling and thrilling,  suspenseful, action packed, page-turning novel. The Genres for thiovel are Espionage, Mystery, Suspense, Legal and Criminal Thriller. .  This novel plays out like a game of chess, or cat and mouse game. There are twists and turns. The time-line for the story is in the present and goes to the past when it pertains to the characters or events of the story.  The author describes has dramatic cast of characters as complex and complicated.Former CIA Agent Charles Jenkins, is now in his sixties with a young family.He is also working  in a security consulting business with some other partners , which is going bankrupt.  It seems luck might be with him or not, but a blast from his CIA past, his former boss approaches him and offers him the opportunity to work for the CIA and save some lives and also make some fast cash.  Jenkins will have to go to Russia, and locate some people. This is dangerous, and if his mission goes off, the CIA will disavow any knowledge of him or his activity. Now this has become a game of life and death.It seems that Jenkins has some very formidable Russian agents after him. Not only that, if Jenkins makes it home, he has other major problems .I would highly recommend this riveting novel for readers who enjoy suspenseful stories.s n
    • 5/5
      I have read several books by this author and really enjoyed them. Thus the reason that I wanted to read this new book. Mr. Dugoni presents a strong offering with this new book in what I hope to be a new series. The Eighth Sister is fast paced and has the vibes of James Bond meets Jason Bourne! Lead character, Charles Jenkins is an very engaging character. The fact that he is a dedicated family man and the reason for taking this case made me like him even more. Speaking of the case; it was intriguing. It got even more intriguing the further I read. Mr. Dugoni transported me around the world and back. In fact, this book made me imagine I was a spy again. When I was younger; I used to pretend I was one. Anyone looking for a great thriller/espionage book to read, need to get their hands on a copy of this book.
    • 4/5
      This is a stand alone that ties in to the author’s David Sloane series. Charlie Jenkins is the MC, a former CIA agent whose past comes back to haunt him. Forty years ago, Charlie walked away from his career after a case left him disillusioned & disgusted with the job. Now he lives on a farm in Washington state with his wife & son & runs a private security firm. Money is tight, especially with another baby on the way.So when his old CIA handler shows up with a paying proposition, it gets Charlie’s attention. The job: go to Moscow for the security firm, make contact with the FSB (new KGB) & convince them he’s a disgruntled former CIA agent with info for sale. His real task is to identify a Russian agent who is killing long time American assets. Sure. What could possibly go wrong?Oh man, where to start……Suffice to say things don’t go as planned & on his second trip to Moscow, Charlie finds himself running for his life. But what he doesn’t realize is getting home in one piece is only half the battle. The first 60% is a rip-roaring tale of espionage with all the proper ingredients. Clandestine meetings, deadly Russians, Gorky Park & lots of vodka. There’s even a femme fatale. Charlie has to draw on old skills as he tries to evade a determined FSB agent & make it back to the States.It’s a tense, wild ride & we all breathe a collective sigh of relief when he makes it home. But maybe don’t pop the champagne yet. Seriously, this guy cannot buy a break. I don’t want to give away too much about the second act but at this point, action switches to the court room after Charlie is arrested. He calls on old friend/lawyer David Sloane to defend him in what is literally a hopeless case that could put him away for life.Dugoni excels at creating clever suspense populated with well developed characters. In Charlie, we get a sympathetic MC, a man with integrity who just wants to provide for his family. The surrounding cast is an interesting mix & it can be a challenge to tell the good guys from the bad. One of the standouts was Viktor, a burly FSB agent who I became quite fond of. All in all, it’s an entertaining read full of twists that will keep you turning the pages.