Moscow X -- David McCloskey, Hardcover

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.

Author: David McCloskey
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 10/03/2023
Pages: 464
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.60d
ISBN: 9781324050759

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 05/01/2023 pg. 9
Publishers Weekly 08/21/2023
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2023