Moscow X

'Thrilling, propulsive and terrifying' Simon Sebag MontefioreTHE SECOND NOVEL FROM FORMER CIA OFFICER AND THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ***THE TIMES THRILLER OF THE YEAR***DAMASCUS STATION ('One of the best spy thrillers in years' THE TIMES)A 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 Carre' - Nicholas Kristof, New York Times'Spellbinding ... An electrifying read. I could not put it down' - Clarissa Ward, CNN Chief International Correspondent'Brilliantly captures the nuances of field work in hostile environments, the thrill and terror that grip ever intelligence officer when they are in the belly of the beast' - Marc E. Polymeropoulos, Former CIA Senior Operations Officer and author of Clarity in Crisis___________RAVE 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!''The tension is palpable''A brilliant novel from someone who has seen and done it all''Wonderful, exciting ... keeps you entranced with the complexities and general skulduggery''I devoured the book''Damascus Station was up there with the best spy thrillers and the author has totally smashed it with his follow up''Fans will be queuing up for his latest triumph'