19 best-selling espionage books like Moscow X (Damascus Station #2) by David McCloskey

Cover of Moscow X (Damascus Station #2) by David McCloskey

Moscow X (Damascus Station #2)

By: David McCloskey

4.30

Format: 454 pages, Hardcover

A daring CIA operation threatens chaos in the Kremlin. But can Langley trust the Russian at its cen…

If you liked the espionage plot in Moscow X (Damascus Station #2) by David McCloskey , here is a list of 19 books like this:

1. The Good Assassin (George Mueller #2)

By: Paul Vidich

3.96

Format: 425 pages, Hardcover

Former CIA Agent George Mueller arrives in Havana in August 1958--the last months before the fall o… read more

Similar categories in Paul Vidich's The Good Assassin (George Mueller #2) book and David McCloskey's Moscow X (Damascus Station #2)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • novels

2. An Honorable Man (George Mueller #1)

By: Paul Vidich

4.12

Format: 440 pages,

A debut espionage novel in the style of Alan Furst and John le Carre, An Honorable Man is a chillin… read more

Similar categories in Paul Vidich's An Honorable Man (George Mueller #1) book and David McCloskey's Moscow X (Damascus Station #2)

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3. The Secret Hours

By: Mick Herron

4.29

Format: 384 pages, ebook

Two years ago, a hostile Prime Minister launched the Monochrome inquiry, investigating "historical … read more

Similar categories in Mick Herron's The Secret Hours book and David McCloskey's Moscow X (Damascus Station #2)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"We’re the Secret Service. We’re not here to be liked."

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

"And you can shut your damn mouth too." "Now now. Casual profanity’s the sign of a small fucking mind."

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

"Come on. You can buy me breakfast." "I've already had breakfast." "So have I. What's that got to do with it?"

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

"First Desk enjoyed coincidences the way she liked happy endings: outside of fiction, they were as trustworthy as a Tinder Profile."

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

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4. Phantom Orbit

By: David Ignatius

4.10

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A subtle and masterful novel from a prescient voice on the cutting edge of spy literature. David… read more

Similar categories in David Ignatius's Phantom Orbit book and David McCloskey's Moscow X (Damascus Station #2)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • russia
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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5. The Peacock and the Sparrow

By: I.S. Berry

3.81

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL • A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • AN NPR BEST B… read more

Similar categories in I.S. Berry's The Peacock and the Sparrow book and David McCloskey's Moscow X (Damascus Station #2)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • audiobook
"Jimmy dealt in one of two limitless departments within the CIA - money and suspicion."

-I.S. Berry, The Peacock and the Sparrow

"I was free from the tangle of mistakes, promises, and defeats that grips a man's heels, taunts him with flashes of its sinewy strength."

-I.S. Berry, The Peacock and the Sparrow

"Nobody in espionage could justify sympathy. Right and wrong existed on paper, but in reality all that existed were the amorphous masses of in-between."

-I.S. Berry, The Peacock and the Sparrow

"At the end of the road, I've learned, espionage turns into a profession of ghosts. The culmination of actions taken or not taken, ends swallowed by means. A place where, even after you disappear, you…"

-I.S. Berry, The Peacock and the Sparrow

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6. City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3)

By: Don Winslow

4.42

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes you have to become what you hate to protect what you love. Danny Ryan is rich. Beyond … read more

Similar categories in Don Winslow's City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3) book and David McCloskey's Moscow X (Damascus Station #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • audiobook
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7. The Year of the Locust

By: Terry Hayes

3.57

Format: 652 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Utterly gripping, elegantly written... most definitely worth the wait’ Observer'Ticks all the boxe… read more

Similar categories in Terry Hayes's The Year of the Locust book and David McCloskey's Moscow X (Damascus Station #2)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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8. The Scarlet Papers

By: Matthew Richardson

4.33

Format: 567 pages, Kindle Edition

VIENNA, 1946: A brilliant German scientist snatched from the ruins of Nazi Europe. MOSCOW, 1964:… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Richardson's The Scarlet Papers book and David McCloskey's Moscow X (Damascus Station #2)

  • espionage
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • audiobook

9. The Insider (Solomon Vine, #2)

By: Matthew Richardson

4.20

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

The thrilling novel of espionage and murder set in the dark heart of Westminster, from the UK's mos… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Richardson's The Insider (Solomon Vine, #2) book and David McCloskey's Moscow X (Damascus Station #2)

  • espionage
  • thriller
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10. Judas 62 (BOX 88, #2)

By: Charles Cumming

4.23

Format: 502 pages, Hardcover

The second book in Charles Cumming’s gripping new thriller series surrounding BOX 88 – a covert int… read more

Similar categories in Charles Cumming's Judas 62 (BOX 88, #2) book and David McCloskey's Moscow X (Damascus Station #2)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • russia
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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11. A Spy Alone

By: Charles Beaumont

4.14

Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition

'This is first class' The Times 'A stunning debut' Maxim Jakubowski, Crime Time ‘A marvellously con… read more

Similar categories in Charles Beaumont's A Spy Alone book and David McCloskey's Moscow X (Damascus Station #2)

  • espionage
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
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12. Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3)

By: Charles Cumming

4.25

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Veteran agent Lachlan Kite―“a spy for the 21st century” ( Daily Mail )―reckons with the fallout fro… read more

Similar categories in Charles Cumming's Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3) book and David McCloskey's Moscow X (Damascus Station #2)

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
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13. Moscow X (Damascus Station #2)

By: David McCloskey

4.30

Format: 454 pages, Hardcover

A daring CIA operation threatens chaos in the Kremlin. But can Langley trust the Russian at its cen… read more

Similar categories in David McCloskey's Moscow X (Damascus Station #2) book and David McCloskey's Moscow X (Damascus Station #2)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • russia
  • spy thriller
  • politics
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • audiobook
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14. Shanghai

By: Joseph Kanon

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this dazzling thriller, New York Times bestselling author Joseph Kanon gives us his richest sett… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Kanon's Shanghai book and David McCloskey's Moscow X (Damascus Station #2)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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15. Beirut Station: Two Lives of a Spy

By: Paul Vidich

4.02

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A stunning new espionage novel by a master of the genre, Beirut Station follows a young female CIA … read more

Similar categories in Paul Vidich's Beirut Station: Two Lives of a Spy book and David McCloskey's Moscow X (Damascus Station #2)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
Cover of My Name Is Nobody (Solomon Vine, #1) by Matthew Richardson

16. My Name Is Nobody (Solomon Vine, #1)

By: Matthew Richardson

3.95

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

A breathless, gripping must-read for fans of Terry Hayes' I Am Pilgrim and James Swallow's Nomad'I … read more

Similar categories in Matthew Richardson's My Name Is Nobody (Solomon Vine, #1) book and David McCloskey's Moscow X (Damascus Station #2)

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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17. Every Spy a Traitor (The Double Agent series Book 1)

By: Alex Gerlis

4.11

Format: 397 pages, Kindle Edition

'Gerlis is at the top of his game' Paul Vidich, author of Beirut Station 'Utterly gripping and sta… read more

Similar categories in Alex Gerlis's Every Spy a Traitor (The Double Agent series Book 1) book and David McCloskey's Moscow X (Damascus Station #2)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • espionage
  • fiction
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18. The Mercenary

By: Paul Vidich

4.03

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed spy novelist Paul Vidich comes a taut new thriller following the attempted exfiltrat… read more

Similar categories in Paul Vidich's The Mercenary book and David McCloskey's Moscow X (Damascus Station #2)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • russia
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • audiobook
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19. Arctic Sun

By: Jack Grimwood

3.95

Format: 414 pages, Kindle Edition

Kola Peninsula, 1987. High in the Soviet Arctic, a tiny village houses an apocalyptic secret . . . … read more

Similar categories in Jack Grimwood's Arctic Sun book and David McCloskey's Moscow X (Damascus Station #2)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • espionage
  • russia
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20. The Best Revenge (Jonas Merrick series)

By: Gerald Seymour

4.40

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

On the Mongolian steppes a general in the People's Liberation Army stakes his career, and his life,… read more

Similar categories in Gerald Seymour's The Best Revenge (Jonas Merrick series) book and David McCloskey's Moscow X (Damascus Station #2)

  • espionage
  • fiction
Cover of A Death in Cornwall (Gabriel Allon, #24) by Daniel Silva

21. A Death in Cornwall (Gabriel Allon, #24)

By: Daniel Silva

4.42

Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition

A brutal murder, a missing masterpiece, a mystery only Gabriel Allon can solve… Acclaimed #1 Ne… read more

Similar categories in Daniel Silva's A Death in Cornwall (Gabriel Allon, #24) book and David McCloskey's Moscow X (Damascus Station #2)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook

18 best-selling fiction books like Moscow X (Damascus Station #2) by David McCloskey

The Good Assassin (George Mueller #2)

Paul Vidich

3.96

Transform Your Habits

The Secret Hours

Mick Herron

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Phantom Orbit

David Ignatius

4.10

Transform Your Habits

The Peacock and the Sparrow

I.S. Berry

3.81

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20 best-selling fiction books like The Peacock and the Sparrow by I.S. Berry

Transform Your Habits

The Secret Hours

Mick Herron

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Phantom Orbit

David Ignatius

4.10

Transform Your Habits

Damascus Station (Damascus Station #1)

David McCloskey

4.21

Transform Your Habits

The Peacock and the Sparrow

I.S. Berry

3.81

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