Moscow X

Description

CIA officers Sia and Max enter Russia under commercial cover to recruit Vladimir Putin’s moneyman. Sia works for a London law firm that conceals the wealth of the superrich. 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 to target Vadim, Putin’s private banker, and his wife, Anna, who–unbeknownst to CIA–is a Russian intelligence officer under deep cover at the bank. As they descend further into a Russian world dripping with luxury and rife with gangland violence, Sia and Max’s only hope may be Anna, who is playing a game of her own. Careening between the horse ranch in northern Mexico, the corridors of Langley, and the dark opulence of Putin’s Russia, Moscow X is both a gripping thriller of modern espionage and a raw, unsparing commentary on the nature of truth, loyalty, and vengeance amid the shadow war between the United States and Russia.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: David McCloskey
Published: 10/01/2024
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9781324086468
Pages: 480
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 1.20″ H x 8.20″ L x 5.40″ W

About the Author
McCloskey, David: – David McCloskey is the author of five books, including The Seventh Floor and The Persian. He is also cohost of the podcast The Rest Is Classified. A former CIA analyst, he worked at Langley and in field stations across the Middle East. He lives in Dallas, Texas.