<h2><strong>''Thrilling, propulsive and terrifying'' Simon Sebag Montefiore</strong></h2><p><strong>THE SECOND NOVEL FROM FORMER CIA OFFICER AND THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF <u>***</u><em><u>THE TIMES</u></em><u> THRILLER OF THE YEAR***</u><em>DAMASCUS STATION</em> (''One of the best spy thrillers in years'' <em>THE TIMES</em>)</strong></p><p><strong>A daring CIA operation threatens chaos in the Kremlin.<br>But can Langley trust the Russian at its center?</strong></p><p>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¿</p><p><strong>PRAISE FOR <em>MOSCOW X</em>:</strong></p><p><strong>''The most authentic depiction of CIA deep cover op