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Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews

Red Sparrow (Scribner Books), the first book in Jason Matthews’ trilogy is a seductive tale of espionage and intrigue just ripe for Hollywood. Sparrow is a dark thriller about a Russian ballerina-turned-spy who infiltrates “Sparrow School,” a facility where students are taught to use sex as both a weapon and information-gathering technique.

The book is a thrilling ride of suspense and emotion, it’s no wonder Hollywood actually did come knocking on Matthews’ door in 2013 with offers of turning his words into a cinematic masterpiece that book lovers and movie-goers, alike, will find engaging. Red Sparrow, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Joel Edgerton, makes its theatrical debut today on the heels of some very mixed, but mostly favorable reviews across Rotten Tomatoes, IMDb and Washington Post.

The release of the film comes two weeks after the February 13th release of the final book in the trilogy. The Kremlin Candidatepoised to be Matthews’ third bestseller in a row, is already getting buzz in and around Hollywood. For his finale, Matthews pulled from current U.S.-Russian conflict to create a fictional “what if” that leaves readers pondering the past and contemplating an uncertain future.

From Moscow to D.C. to Hong Kong to New York and the Sudan, Matthews’ points to the blurred lines between danger and power, when the temptation of absolute power corrupts absolutely.

While there is still a bit of time before we get final word on what fans of Matthews’ work think of the film, it is unknown at this time if there will be a sequel to the first. What we do know for certain that the public agrees: this final book is worthy of consideration.

 

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Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews
Genre: Fiction
Author: Jason Matthews
Aisha K. Staggers

Aisha K. Staggers has been writing since middle school. She had her first major publication in her local newspaper's entertainment section while a sophomore in high school, a publication in another state paper followed. Aisha has been contributing to various paper, magazines and textbooks for over 15 years. In addition to her time as an instructor of social sciences in higher education, Aisha has served as a director of education and policy research centers, and on the staff of legislative commissions. Aisha previously served on the Executive Board of the CT Young Democrats Women's Caucus and has remained active in politics and public policy. She is an alumni of Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, CT and Fisk University in Nashville, TN where she earned Bachelor's and Master's Degrees, respectively, and completed the South Carolina Education Policy Fellowship Program in 2008. Currently, Aisha is Senior Editor for BookTrib, a division of the literary public relations firm, Meryl Moss Media. In addition to her own work, Aisha will be writing the liner notes for an upcoming Prince tribute album and contributing a chapter to a 2018 scholarly work on Prince and the Minneapolis Sound.

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