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RED SPARROW Trilogy Author Jason Matthews On Spy Recruitment
RED SPARROW is a spy thriller about Russian double agent Dominika Egorova and CIA agent Nate Nash, now a major motion picture starring Jennifer Lawrence. Here, author and former CIA officer Jason Matthews talks about M.I.C.E. - the four motivations that drive targets to reveal their secrets.
About The Author
Jason Matthews was an officer of the CIA’s Operations Directorate. Over a thirty-three-year career he served in multiple overseas locations, spoke six foreign languages, and engaged in clandestine collection of national security intelligence, specializing in denied-area operations. Matthews conducted recruitment operations against Soviet–East European, East Asian, Middle Eastern, and Caribbean targets. As Chief in various CIA Stations, he collaborated with foreign partners in counterproliferation and counterterrorism operations. His first novel, Red Sparrow, won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel and was made into a major motion picture starring Jennifer Lawrence. He continued the Red Sparrow trilogy with Palace of Treason and The Kremlin’s Candidate. Jason Matthews passed away in 2021.
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