
pain & vengence
a thrilling spy novel for new adults

She can't remember how long she has been there or the moment when the water turned icy.
They didn’t come to London to fall in love


For Lora
from Paris



Without you, I don't know who I am.




she is still a Wasp. Someone who changes their tone to sound as soft as cashmere
and as inviting as water.

She belongs to Moscow. She belongs to all of us,
and she knows that.

A forever fighting Ptichka


MARIAM WESTEN
She is a Wasp, a Ptichka,
half Calla, half Mariam.
They broke her, betrayed her, abused her. But they forgot to kill her.
She will come and find them. One after another. She won't be forgiving and merciful.
She will destroy them all.


Calla is gone. Calla is dead.
Calla never existed.
Her mind itches as the memories continue to escape from that locked door she so carefully created in the back of her head. Pain hammers in her chest until it
feels
like
her
heart
might
shatter.
She wants it all
to stop.

ABOUT
Mariam and Devin Westen are Russian spies who live a seemingly normal student life in London. When they are ordered to assassinate a Kremlin critic, Mariam makes a dangerous decision that threatens not only her life but also the ones closest to her. She soon finds herself in a spiral of pain and vengeance.

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THE AUTHOR
Samantha Dixon is the German-British author of the Mariam Westen series. The book series follows the thrilling journey of Russian spy Mariam Westen through assignments in England, Germany, and France.
Samantha is also a poet and International Relations student currently residing in Germany.

