Amanda Cole has followed in her father's footsteps as an ambitious young CIA agent. When a Russian defector walks into the office warning of the assassination of a US senator, Amanda is the only one to believe him. When the senator is killed, Amanda teams up with a legendary female spy to uncover the truth of the Kremlin plot.

I love me a good spy thriller and, unfortunately, this was not it. The Helsinki Affair was a run of the mill story where you quickly realize you don't really care what happens. The writing is so weak that you don't develop any feelings, positive or negative, for any of the characters. Don't get me wrong. It wasn't awful. It was just meh - uninspired and completely forgettable.