Emma is back and she's about to end up neck deep in another Russian plot!

The intel world is a dark and murky place, filled with divided loyalties, political machinations and uneasy alliances - and that's the supposed "good guys"!

This time around Emma and CO. are on the hunt for who wants to destabilise the G7 in Edinburgh. The FSB seem to be the main movers but is there someone else riding their coattails? Balakin may be one nasty, evil spy but even he needs assistance from time to time and his so-called ally this time around just does not seem the type!

I'm loving this series.  It's great to have a female protagonist who is capable, intelligent and just as honour and duty bound as all the big name MMC spies.  She is flawed too but is aware that she is not infallible, making her all the more human.  I loved the working relationship she forms with Kate and getting a chance to see the indomitable Martha is always great fun.

How she manages to keep all her separate lives and identities straight I don't know!  Watching some of her private life spill into her professional life was refreshing too.

Fast paced, tightly packed story with characters you can empathise with, and even a few you hope come to a gory end!