She also sustains a surprising amount of suspense — Alliluyeva's defection in 1967 in particular has
the tension of a spy thriller or an episode of «The Americans.»
Not exact matches
When Jason Matthews's best - selling
spy thriller novel Red Sparrow debuted in 2013, the CIA gave it a glowing review in an official statement, toasting the former agent - turned - author's ability to convey accurately the stomach - churning
tension a
spy feels when covering tracks to protect sources and win the war
of intelligence.
She is not the sort
of actress you would expect out
of a high
tension spy thriller; she has a quiet, waifish and maternal look to her, and doesn't have the screen presence
of an action star or a hard boiled
spy.