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The Secret’s Out! Praise for RED TO BLACK: 'Alex Dryden's brilliant and unforgettable novel has told me more about the making of modern Russia than I could learn from all books of journalism and contemporary history combined. That it has done so in the form of a compulsively readable spy story, love story and moral fable is nothing short of miraculous' 'Alex Dryden is the real thing. If he got any realer, he would step out of the pages and physically punch you, with both elegance and regret' “Terrifying, quite frankly ... chillingly unputdownable - everything you didn't want to know about Putin but were afraid to ask’ ‘This debut thriller [is] grippingly topical [and] skilfully structured. The scenes in London’s clubland are especially well drawn. The description of Transdniestria brilliantly captures its dusty claustrophobia, corruption and menace. It depicts a frightening and ruthless Russia’ ‘This frightening masterclass in the secret state of the world, is beautifully clothed as a story of doomed love’ 'Dryden worked in intelligence for many years and dramatises his concern about Moscow’s expansionist ambitions with skill and conviction' ‘Alex Dryden’s novel could not be better timed. Crammed with detail and a forcefulness that outweighs the human story. Dryden’s anger with the sinister developments in today’s Russia leaps off the page’ 'One of the more intriguing novels of the year in any genre. Dryden's coup is to couch a novel of ideas as a doomed love-among-the-spooks story so delicately pitched that the narrative is as engaging as the commentary is chilling' Telegraph ‘What Alex Dryden has done with his novel is nothing short of sending a warning shot over the bow. Whether anyone in the West pays attention may be another matter. This book should be mandatory reading for anyone who thinks the Cold War is over or that Russia will go quietly into the night. Red to Black is brilliant, important, and ultimately a frightening tale of the new Europe.’ www.reviewingtheevidence.com Reading Group Discussion Guide
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