This is my 3rd Malko Linge book. I like them because they're quick as easy to read, no fluff, no boring parts. They're almost like novellas, nothing deep, nothing major, almost like a surgical spy operation, in and out quickly. Great for an airport wait or a long flight.

This one deals with a Russian oligarch assassination. The Russian oligarch is now in England but killed anyway. Linge is tasked with finding the killer. The plot is based on the real FSB agent Litvinenko who was poisoned in England and the real Boris Berezovsky.

Cons of this story: The ending is a bit meh and there are a lot of dead end side trips and gratuitous sex. The side trips are ok as I can accept that there are a lot of dead ends when doing investigations and it shows how things aren't straightforward. I guess the sex is part of Linge's character.