'A rare combination of experience and talent' Mick Herron

'His best yet ... Superb, addictively suspenseful, politics/tradecraft accurate, scary, complex ... A new maestro of espionage thrillers' Simon Sebag Montefiore

'A John le Carre level game of cat and mouse. It could have only been written by someone like David McCloskey, who has an insider's sharp angle' David Baldacci

THE THIRD 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) AND ***SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR*** MOSCOW X

ALL YOUR LIFE YOU'RE CIA.
THEN YOU'RE NOT.

A Russian arrives in Singapore with a secret to sell. When the Russian is killed and Sam Joseph, the CIA officer dispatched for the meet, goes missing, Artemis Procter is made a scapegoat and run out of the service. Traded back in a spy swap, Sam appears at Procter's central Florida doorstep months later with an explosive secret: there is a Russian mole hidden deep within the upper reaches of CIA.

As Procter and Sam investigate, they arrive at a shortlist of suspects made up of both Procter's closest friends and fiercest enemies. The hunt soon requires Procter to dredge up her own checkered past in service of CIA, placing her and Sam into the sights of a savvy Russian spymaster who will protect Moscow's mole in Langley at all costs, even if it means wreaking bloody havoc across the United States.

Bouncing between the corridors of Langley and the Kremlin, the thrilling new novel by David McCloskey explores the nature of friendship in a faithless business, and what it means to love a place that does not love you back.

*****FIVE STAR READER REVIEWS:

'Great spy thriller that is absolutely riveting in its intensity'
'David McCloskey's novels are only getting better'
'The best yet ... Hard to put down'
'Best work to date! No shortage of intrigue, twists, characters that are real, written by someone in the know'
'A thoroughly exciting read which had me dashing to its conclusion'

About the Author
David McCloskey is a former CIA analyst and former consultant at McKinsey & Company. While at the CIA, he worked in field stations across the Middle East and briefed senior White House officials and Arab royalty. He lives in Texas.

Reviews

'A rare combination of experience and talent' - Mick Herron

'A John le Carre level game of cat and mouse. It could have only been written by someone like David McCloskey, who has an insider's sharp angle' - David Baldacci

'The Seventh Floor is a truly creative, riveting page turner that will cement McCloskey's reputation as the best contemporary spy novelist' - General David Petraeus, former Director of the CIA

'A brilliant, instant-classic work of espionage literature. A mole-hunt that is completely contemporary but also full of the mystique and paranoia of a Cold War classic' - Charles Beaumont, author of A Spy Alone

'His best yet. It's inspired by Le Carre's Tinker Tailor. Its superb, addictively suspenseful, politics/tradecraft accurate, scary, complex. He's become a new maestro of espionage thrillers' - Simon Sebag Montefiore

Praise for David McCloskey:

'The best spy novelists, such as David McCloskey, deepen our understanding of the world while telling an enthralling story' - Adam LeBor, Financial Times

Praise for Damascus Station:

'One of the best - and most authentic - spy thrillers in years' - The Times

'Simply marvellous storytelling...a stand-out thriller and essential reading for fans of the genre' - Financial Times

'Breathlessly gripping and truly terrifying' - Simon Sebag Montefiore

'The best spy novel I have ever read' - General David Petraeus, former director of the CIA

Book Information
ISBN 9781800753983
Author David McCloskey
Format Hardback
Page Count 400
Imprint Swift Press
Publisher Swift Press