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020			_a9781800752917
037			_cPurchased _nCurrent Books, Convent Jn, Ernakulam
041			_aEnglish
082			_aF _bMCC/MO
100			_aMccloskey, David
245			_aMOSCOW X
250			_a1
260			_aLondon _bSwift Press _c2023
300			_g430
500			_a'Thrilling, propulsive and terrifying' Simon Sebag Montefiore THE 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) THIRD NOVEL THE SEVENTH FLOOR 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
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