THE RUSSIAN DOLL by Marina Palmer, read by Heather Long - audiobook extract
b"A gripping thriller set in the dangerous and deceptive underworld of organised crime: inside every mystery, another twist....\\n\\nThe Firm meets McMafia in Marina Palmer's thrilling and exciting novel, which opens the door on the Russian high life in London and corruption at the heart of British politics, reaching all the way into the Secret Services.\\n\\nPacked with twists, intrigue, betrayal, romance and suspense, The Russian Doll constantly wrong-foots the listeners and delivers a perfect narrative, right to the last word.\\n\\nHow much did she just say the salary was?\\n\\nWhen Ruth Miller returns a dropped scarf to Elena Shilkov, she is whisked from a dreary shared house to a world of unimagined luxury.\\n\\nThe super-rich Russian wants a new personal assistant and won't take no for an answer.\\n\\nRuth gets accommodation, a credit card and a complete wardrobe makeover. \\n\\nAnd she's good at the job; distributing gifts, attending galas, dealing with the high-society movers and shakers fighting for Elena's attention.\\n\\nThen the sinister truth begins to reveal itself, that nothing is quite what it seems in Elena's dangerous, deceptive world. \\n\\nRuth should get away.\\n\\nBut it's already too late."