Parallel Life

The author of the book Elena Vavilova — a colonel of foreign intelligence — worked for almost a quarter of a century as an illegal intelligence officer in various countries, including the USA. Her books "The Woman Who Can Keep... Secrets", "The Encrypted Heart", "Networking for Spies" have received immense success among Russian readers. Stella Lay, actually Daria Kokorina — a Russian spy, is working undercover in Hong Kong. Her passionate feelings for a handsome Libyan, Henri, almost ended in disaster for her. But instead of recalling and punishing the overly sentimental spy, the Center assigns Stella an extremely complex task: to gather information about a certain biology professor who committed suicide under very strange circumstances. Through her agent, Stella reaches out to the professor's relatives. And suddenly, like thunder from a clear sky: two insolent and aggressive Americans burst into the biologist's house and rummaged through his entire archive. Have they somehow tracked down Stella? Is she on the brink of failure? Now every minute is crucial for the Russian intelligence officer. It's time to use all resources, all connections. Even her relationship with her beloved…