Rodina (Russian for "The Motherland") is in trouble. Russia's aggressive policies over the years made many enemies, and now they are all looking for revenge. The effort needs a blueprint, and when a post graduate student at Georgetown develops The Rodina Plot for his professor, Russia's enemies might have found just what they were looking for.
I enjoyed the book - and it was really close to 4 stars. The plot line was thick and gritty and the ideas driving the book were fun. The book lacks an overall focus though. The opening leads you to believe you know who the main characters are, but then they don't really make an appearance for the next 150 pages. Because of this it feels disjointed, and the two page chapters don't really help that feeling either.