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- BOOK 2 · CH. 1Dicky Bow's DeathRetired spy Dicky Bow dies on a bus from Reading to Oxford after spotting a Russian agent he knew from his Berlin days. His death is later revealed to be orchestrated as a trap involving the legendary Soviet spy Alexander Popov.
Dicky Bow, Jackson Lamb - BOOK 2 · CH. 8Min Harper's MurderMin Harper is killed in a hit-and-run accident orchestrated by Rebecca Mitchell, who has hidden connections to Russian contacts. The murder was designed to sabotage the upcoming Needle summit meeting.
Min Harper, Rebecca Mitchell, Louisa Guy - BOOK 2 · CH. 9River Cartwright's Undercover AssignmentRiver Cartwright arrives in Upshott under cover as writer Jonathan Walker to investigate Mr. El's connection to the village, beginning a relationship with local barmaid Kelly Tropper while uncovering the Cicada network.
River Cartwright, Kelly Tropper, Griff Yates - BOOK 2 · CH. 15The Needle Summit CrisisDuring a massive anti-bank protest that turns into riots, Arkady Pashkin and his men attempt to rob the De Koenig diamond vault in the Needle using the evacuation chaos as cover, while Kelly Tropper flies a plane loaded with fertilizer explosives toward London.
Arkady Pashkin, Marcus Longridge, Louisa Guy +3 - BOOK 2 · CH. 16Nikolai Katinsky's Final ActRiver Cartwright confronts Nikolai Katinsky (posing as Tommy Molt) at the church cemetery, learning that Katinsky created the Alexander Popov legend and placed cicadas in Upshott. Katinsky detonates his own bomb, destroying the church and killing himself.
River Cartwright, Nikolai Katinsky, Kelly Tropper
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