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 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