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Book of the week

We who love spy novels read them not so much for the feats of fearless audacity but for the delicious insider details: the nuanced sleight of hand, the subtle tradecraft and the matching of wits.

David Ignatius’ new novel, “Phantom Orbit,” is chock full of all of that and more.

Ignatius writes a foreign affairs column for the Washington Post and draws expertly from his constant conversations with intelligence sources.

The new novel opens as a brilliant Russian scientist attempts to share a secret about American satellites with the CIA.  

When he’s ignored, he seeks out an American he once suspected was a spy.

Ignatius says he delved into the complex world of space technology because, after a trip to Ukraine in December of 2022, he realized that that’s where global conflict and high-tech weaponry development is headed.  


— Kerri Miller | MPR News

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