Moscow X

<strong>'Thrilling, propulsive and terrifying' Simon Sebag Montefiore</strong>

<strong>THE SECOND NOVEL FROM FORMER CIA OFFICER AND THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ***<em>THE TIMES</em> THRILLER OF THE YEAR*** <em>DAMASCUS STATION</em> ('One of the best spy thrillers in years' <em>THE TIMES</em>)</strong>

<strong>A daring CIA operation threatens chaos in the Kremlin.
But can Langley trust the Russian at its center?</strong>

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...

<strong>PRAISE FOR <em>MOSCOW X</em>:</strong>

<strong>'The most authentic depiction of CIA deep cover operations you'll find in print'</strong> - John Sipher, Former CIA Senior Operations Officer

<strong>'A terrific read, cementing McCloskey in my mind as the best spy fiction writer since le Carre'</strong> - Nicholas Kristof, <em>New York Times</em>

<strong>'Spellbinding ... An electrifying read. I could not put it down' </strong>- Clarissa Ward, CNN Chief International Correspondent

<strong>RAVE READER REVIEWS:</strong>

<strong>'Moves at a ripping pace. A terrific, unputdownable page-turner'</strong>

<strong>'A page-turner, the pace is frantic ... Superb fun'</strong>

<strong>'A barnstorming tour de force. I loved it!'</strong>