John McLainNon-Fiction · Politics & Society
Black Knight in Red Square
Synopsis
American chess master Abe Goldstein arrives in Moscow for the match of his life, but the game he's really playing is far more dangerous. Working for the CIA, Goldstein must uncover a plot by hardliners to overthrow the Soviet government. In a city of shadows where no one can be trusted, every move could be his last.
How it reads
Prose complexity 4/10