Moscow X
Bestselling Author of THE TIMES Thriller of the Year DAMASCUS STATION and co-host of hit podcast THE REST IS CLASSIFIED
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4.3 • 134 Ratings
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Publisher Description
'Thrilling, propulsive and terrifying' Simon Sebag Montefiore
THE 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
SHORTLISTED IN THE NED KELLY AWARDS 2025
FOURTH NOVEL THE PERSIAN AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW
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 Correspondent
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!'
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Former CIA officer McCloskey (Damascus Station) serves up another entertaining espionage caper. Disgraced CIA case officer Artemis Aphrodite Procter sees a way to get back into her superior's good graces with a scheme to turn Russian private banker and intelligence officer Anna Andreevna Agapova into a spy for the U.S., and to use her key position to destabilize Putin's regime. To recruit her, Procter selects Max Castillo, whose cover involves running his family's horse-breeding operation, and Hortensia "Sia" Fox, a London-based lawyer who helps the rich hide their assets. The stakes are high for all involved, as Max suggests they offer Anna his mother's most prized horse to sweeten the deal, and things become complicated when Max and Sia fall in love. Standing in the way of their operation is Konstantin Konstantinovich Chernov, a Javert-like Russian intelligence officer. McCloskey mixes the tradecraft of John le Carré with the glitz of Sidney Sheldon and the effervescence of Dashiell Hammett's The Thin Man to produce a narrative filled with double- and triple-crosses enriched by pitch-perfect insider details, such as the paperwork Max and Sia must submit to the CIA before they can consummate their affair. This sparkling work of escapism contains a smattering of real-world jitters.
Customer Reviews
Moscow x
Thrilling page turner. Couldn’t put it down
Moscow X
Sadly a tedious and confusing read. I couldn’t finish the book. Not a patch on Damascus Station, which kept me riveted on the narrative and suspense.
Good Read
Good read, however, I preferred Damascus Station.