Leo Demidov

Leo Demidov is the main character and principal protagonist in the novel “Agent 6” by Tom Rob Smith. Leo is approximately in his fifties when much of the novel occurs. He is the husband of Raisa, and adoptive father of Zoya and Elena. Formerly a member of the KGB, Leo now works as the manager of a small factory, relishing his quiet life and family. When Leo’s family is selected to be a part of a goodwill student trip to the United States, Leo is very uneasy about the idea. He is horrified to discover, soon after, that Raisa has been killed. Upon their return home, Elena and Zoya explain all they know to their father, particularly Elena, who has been manipulated through her love of Miakel Ivanov to be a party to events in New York. Leo does not believe the official version of events of...