The Collaborators [Paperback]

Named a Best Book of the Year byVogue

Slow HorsesmeetsRed Sparrowin this “sharp, freshly conceived, [and] thoroughly entertaining” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) globetrotting spy thriller featuring a brilliant young intelligence officer and a troubled heiress who stumble into a conspiracy that pits present-day Russia against the CIA.

Combining realistic thrills with sophisticated spycraft and witty dialogue,The Collaboratorsdelivers a gut-punch answer to the biggest geopolitical question of our time: how, exactly, did post-Soviet Russia turn down the wrong path?

Crisscrossing the globe on the way to this shocking revelation are disaffected millennial CIA officer Ari Falk, thrown into a moral and professional crisis by the death of his best asset; and brash, troubled LA heiress Maya Chou, spiraling after the disappearance of her Russian American billionaire father. The duo’s adventures take us to both classic and surprising locales—from Berlin and Tangier, to Latvia, Belarus, and an abandoned technopark outside Moscow.

Dynamic, fast-paced, and filled with captivating details that provide a window into a secretive world,The Collaboratorsis a first-rate espionage thriller “with a propulsive plot and fantastic twists” (Chris Pavone, author ofThe Expats) that pays homage to both meanings of “intelligence.”Michael Idov is a novelist, director, and screenwriter. A Latvian-born American raised in Riga under Soviet occupation, he moved to New York after graduating from the University of Michigan. Michael’s writing career began at New York magazine, where his features won three National Magazine Awards, and he has served as the editor-in-chief of GQ Russia. He is also the author ofThe Collaborators, Ground Up, and Dressed Up for a Riot. Michael has worked on numerousló'