The Helsinki Affair

One of The Washington Post&rsquo,s Best Thrillers of 2023

It&rsquo,s the case of Amanda&rsquo,s lifetime but solving it will require her to betray another spy&#8212,who just so happens to be her father in this &ldquo,delicious spy novel&rdquo, (People).

Spying is the family business. Amanda Cole is a brilliant young CIA officer following in the footsteps of her father, who was a spy during the Cold War. It takes grit to succeed in this male-dominated world&#8212,but one hot summer day, when a Russian defector walks into her post, Amanda is given the ultimate chance to prove herself.

The defector warns of the imminent assassination of a US senator. Though Amanda takes the warning seriously, her superiors don&rsquo,t. Twenty-four hours later, the senator is dead. And the assassination is just beginning.

Corporate blackmail, covert manipulation, corrupt oligarchs: the Kremlin has found a dangerous new way to wage war. Teaming up with Kath Frost, a fearless older woman and legendary spy, Amanda races from Rome to London, from St. Petersburg to Helsinki, unravelling the international conspiracy. But as she gets closer to the truth, a central question haunts her: Why was her father&rsquo,s name written down in the senator&rsquo,s notes? What does Charlie Cole really know about the Kremlin plot?

The Helsinki Affair is a &ldquo,propulsive, captivating spy novel,&rdquo, (Good Morning America)&#8212,but this time with a refreshing female-centric twist. Perfect for fans of John le Carr&#233, and Daniel Silva, this book introduces Pitoniak as a singular new talent in the world of spy fiction.