Britain's relationship with the giant on the edge of the continent, Russia, are surprisingly under explored. With Owen's characteristic insight and expertise, Riddle, Mystery, Enigma depicts a relationship as often governed by principle as by suspicion, expediency, and outright necessity.
Few cities make your heart race faster just by standing on their streets, but New York exerts an influence that stretches far beyond the city's limits. As Agatha Christie once said, "It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City, New York City is itself a detective story."
