The Last Agent

 

The Last Agent (Charles Jenkins Book 2) by Robert Dugoni. Seattle, Thomas & Mercer, 2020. 405 pages. *****

This is book 2 in the Charles Jenkins series and is a heart-stopping roller coaster of a ride. Betrayed by his country and exonerated, former spy Jenkins is content with his family and his current life. He has no interest in returning to the life of an undercover Russian operative. Then he learns of a woman detained in Moscow’s Lefortovo Prison. The rumor is that it is Paulina Ponomayova.

If it’s Paulina Ponomayova, the agent who sacrificed her life to save his, Jenkins can’t leave her behind. He's sure she died, but what if it is her? Throw millions of dollars in a account in his name frozen by the Russian government into the mix with a former Russian officer who is sure to identify him if he returns, Jenkins feels he is the best man for the job. Leaving his wife and two children, one of whom is named after Paulina, doesn't make his choice any easier.  From Moscow to Scandinavia to a harrowing pass off by means of a portable ramp from one ship to another, Jenkins does his best to evade a killer Russian Agent who has one mission, one of vengeance. 

I won an ecopy from Goodreads.

This book can be read as a standalone, however I recommend you read The Eighth Sister first. (I didn't but will be reading it soon) Dugoni provides enough background so the story is seamless, however, now I need to know what I missed from the first book. The Last Agent held my attention from the first line until the last. A masterful storyteller, Dugoni has crafted a tale of greed, cruelty, bravery, friendship, and espionage. Jenkins' plans to escape capture are absolutely brilliant! This is one of those books where I kept thinking, just one more chapter and then I'll stop. Now I have to wait for the next book in the series, there will be another book, right?

Robert Dugoni is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Amazon Charts bestselling author of the Tracy Crosswhite series, which has sold more than five million books worldwide; the David Sloane series; The Eighth Sister, the first book in the Charles Jenkins series; 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. 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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