“Immersive, intriguing, and intelligent—incredibly impressive, up there with the best in the genre.”—New York Timesbestselling author Lee Child “Dr. Zhivago meets James Bond in [this] ambitious debut. . . . Fans of intricate Cold War–era spy thrillers will be enthralled.”—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review  Summer 1961: The brutal Cold War between East and West is becoming ever more perilous. Two young prodigies from either side of the Iron Curtain, Yulia and Michael, meet at a chess tournament i...