"Among the very best espionage fiction in print." -- Mark Greaney, author of The Chaos Agent "A gripping readleavened with dry, poetic wit." -- Adam LeBor - Financial Times "David McCloskey has asserted himself as a world-class thriller writer. [ He already calls] to mind le Carré, Forsyth, and Silva." -- Gregg Hurwitz, New York Times best-selling author of the Orphan X series "A white-knuckled, fast-paced journey into the modern age of spy craft, where high tech espionage jostles dangerously against old school cunning and Machiavellian intrigue." -- Kathleen Kent, New York Times best-selling author of Black Wolf "Propulsive, terrifying, [ and] laced with authentic CIA lore. More authoritative on how Putins courtiers and oligarchs work than most journalists." -- Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of Stalin: Court of the Red Tsar "A spellbinding journey into the brutal, shadowy intrigues of the Russian elite and the underground world of espionage." -- Clarissa Ward, CNN chief international correspondent and author of On All Fronts "[ A] terrific read, cementing McCloskey in my mind as the best spy fiction writer since le Carré." -- Nicholas Kristof "Those of us who spent our careers running spies have been waiting for the next Charles McCarry or Jason Matthews. With Moscow X, David McCloskey takes his place among that company." -- John Sipher, former CIA senior operations officer "Moscow X brilliantly captures the nuances of field work in hostile environments, the thrill and terror that grip every intelligence officer when they are in the belly of the beast." -- Marc Polymeropoulos, author of Clarity in Crisis "McCloskey mixes the tradecraft of John le Carré with the glitz of Sidney Sheldonto produce a narrative filled with double- and triple-crosses enriched by pitch-perfect insider details." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review "An elegant, masterfully written tale of espionage told by someone who knows what that world should look like." -- Ryan Steck - Real Book Spy "Moscow X is a great read." -- Paul Kolbe - Cipher Brief "The CIA pokes the Russian bear, and thriller fans win." -- Kirkus Reviews