Author: McCloskey, David
Espionage & spy thriller
Published on 29 August 2024 by Swift Press in the United Kingdom as part of 'the David McCloskey spy thriller' series.
Paperback | 464 pages
129 x 198 x 34 | 386g
'Thrilling, propulsive and terrifying' Simon Sebag MontefioreTHE SECOND NOVEL FROM FORMER CIA OFFICER, THE REST IS CLASSIFIED PODCAST CO-HOST AND THE SUNDAY TIMES-BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SEVENTH FLOOR AND ***THE TIMES THRILLER OF THE YEAR*** DAMASCUS STATION ('One of the best spy thrillers in years' THE TIMES)FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOKS OF 2024?FOURTH NOVEL THE PERSIAN AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOWA daring CIA operation threatens chaos in the Kremlin.
But can Langley trust the Russian at its center?CIA operatives Sia and Max enter Russia to recruit Vladimir Putin’s moneyman. Sia works for a London firm that conceals the wealth of the super-rich. Max’s family business in Mexico – a CIA front since the 1960s – is a farm that breeds high-end racehorses. They pose as a couple, and their targets are Vadim, Putin’s private banker, and his wife Anna, who is both a banker and an intelligence officer herself…PRAISE FOR MOSCOW X:'The most authentic depiction of CIA deep cover operations you'll find in print' - John Sipher, Former CIA Senior Operations Officer'A terrific read, cementing McCloskey in my mind as the best spy fiction writer since le Carré' - Nicholas Kristof, New York Times'Spellbinding ... An electrifying read. I could not put it down' - Clarissa Ward, CNN Chief International CorrespondentRAVE READER REVIEWS:'Moves at a ripping pace. A terrific, unputdownable page-turner''A page-turner, the pace is frantic ... Superb fun''A barnstorming tour de force. I loved it!'