“Maria Tsalla” had a full life in Greece: friends, a husband, a business. Alone: None of it was real. Starting with her name. She had inherited it from a long-dead infant – including its identity. In reality, the woman’s name is Irina Alexandrovna Smireva and she is a suspected spy on behalf of Russia.
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