"e;The Moscow Affair is a thoroughly entertaining and unforgettable thriller punctuated by smart dialog, richly crafted scenes, and a topical plot."e; -Dave Edlund, USA Today bestselling author of Valiant SavageIn this fast-paced mystery, P.I. Nicole Graves agrees to an unusual, short-term assignment working for MI6 in Russia. It sounds straight-forward, even pleasant: a two-week luxury riverboat cruise on the Volga, observing a group of fellow passengers and filing a daily report on their activities. It's simple enough, except for one caveat: No matter what these people do, she's to tell her handler at MI6-no one else, especially not the Russian police. When one of the riverboat passengers winds up dead, Nicole realizes this assignment was anything but straightforward.Soon, Nicole is immersed in a high-stakes game of murder and espionage where trusting a stranger can be as deadly as a bullet.?"e;Nicole Graves is the best fictional sleuth to come down the pike since Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone."e; -Laura Levine, bestselling author of the Jaine Austen MysteriesThe Nicole Graves Mysteries have been compared to the mysteries of Mary Higgins Clark and praised for contributing to the "e;women-driven mystery field with panache"e; (Foreword Reviews) as well as for their "e;hold-onto-the-bar roller coaster"e; plots (RT Book Reviews).Kirkus Reviews concluded, "e;Boyarsky's weightless complications expertly combine menace with bling, making the heroine's adventures both nightmarish and dreamy."e; And Foreword Reviews has fallen for the "e;tough and likable protagonist Nicole Graves"e; while Midwest Book Review praises the "e;exquisite tension"e; throughout the plot.Each book in the Nicole Graves Mysteries is written as a stand-alone. Readers do not need to read every book in the series to follow along.Order of Books in the Nicole Graves Mysteries:1. The Swap2. The Bequest3. Liar, Liar4. The Entitled5. The Moscow Affair