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“[An] enjoyable comic fable . . .” —Wall Street Journal, on Citizen Orlov

“We wouldn’t mind at all if this turned out to be the start of a series.” —Apple Books Review, on Citizen Orlov

“[An] auspicious debut . . .” —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review, on Citizen Orlov

Not every fishmonger can be a double agent.

Return to an unnamed mountainous country in central Europe on the cusp of civil war. Enter once again Citizen Orlov, a former fishmonger who is now the Minister of Security for a govern...