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Author of the novels Moscow X, Damascus Station, and The Seventh Floor (out 1 October) | Former CIA

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David McCloskey
10 months
Moscow X drops TODAY Order: Apple Books review: Real Book Spy review: I thought the 2nd novel would be easier than the first. Wrong! But here's why I’m even more proud of Moscow X because of the pain 1/
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David McCloskey
2 years
On my last day at CIA, like all exiting federal government employees, I was handed a large crate of highly sensitive SIGINT intercepts and a box of accordion folders and told to keep the secrets safe or I would be hunted down. A thread on how I managed. 1/237
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David McCloskey
2 years
When I speak about CIA I describe it as a uniquely bipolar organization. A single actual day in 2011 is an example. In the AM I watched real time drone footage of an adversary’s military base and in the PM I went upstairs and there were no staplers and it took weeks to get one
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David McCloskey
9 months
I am in violent agreement with the Economist that TINKER TAILOR is the greatest spy novel ever written and my head is exploded that Damascus Station is on this list, too.
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The Economist
9 months
Former spooks make especially strong authors. These are our recommendations for the best spy novels:
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1 year
We have a cover… Moscow X drops on October 3rd Available for pre order now Can’t wait to get this one out into the world
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4 months
We have a cover. My third novel, THE SEVENTH FLOOR, is out on 1 October. Artemis Aphrodite Procter and Sam Joseph return to hunt down a mole inside Langley. We’ve got counterespionage operations, Russians, and also gator wrestling. Little bit of something for everyone.
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David McCloskey
3 years
Hey #WritingCommunity , I'm looking for a little #writerslift . My debut spy novel lands on 10/5...I'm an alumnus of highly secretive organizations and could use a lift from this crew. Follow and let me know what you're writing and I'll follow you back!
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David McCloskey
2 years
I’ve been gone from CIA a while and yet I still have a recurring dream in which my cell phone rings in a Langley SCIF (frowned upon, phones in SCIFs) and I am stripped of my blue badge and escorted from the building and frogmarched way out to the godforsaken purple lot
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David McCloskey
11 months
Moscow X hardcovers have arrived. It is a thrilling feeling to finally have the book in my hands, especially with all the hell this one put me through. It will publish on October 3rd here in the States. Excited to get it out into the wild.
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3 years
Damascus Station drops TODAY Order: Apple Books review: SpyTalk review: Seven years ago I turned in my badge (no gun) and left the CIA. Here is why I wrote the novel and what the process has been like 1/
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David McCloskey
4 months
This is not correct @DavidSacks Assad did in fact use chemical weapons against Syrian opposition forces and civilians I was working on Syria at CIA at the time. The facts in the intelligence picture were clear. This is not about politics. It’s about hard facts
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Remember when “Assad used chemical weapons against his own people”? Didn’t happen. It was another WMD-like hoax to draw us further into war in Syria.
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David McCloskey
1 year
Moscow X ARCs printed. Always a surreal moment to see an unruly former Word document transformed into an actual book-like thing on its way to the hardback. This one drops 10/3.
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David McCloskey
10 months
T Minus 2 days until Moscow X drops. Preorder early and often, I say
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David McCloskey
9 months
At last I can share that my 3rd novel, The Seventh Floor, will be published next fall by @wwnorton . To follow by @_SwiftPress in the UK. Artemis Aphrodite Procter and Sam Joseph return… There is mole-hunting&bombs&CIA baseball&a Russian spymaster&even alligator wrestling.
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I am unilaterally declassifying details regarding the now vanished Ground floor (basement) hot dog machine that for years delighted CIA officers at Langley. My consumption of said hot dogs remains a state secret.
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David McCloskey
10 months
Today I start book 4. Please feel free to send prayers, good vibes, marketable high concept plot ideas, and fully developed characters my way. Thank you.
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David McCloskey
2 years
Favorite Langley gift shop items, in order: 1) Suitcase with 'CIA' stenciled on it (shelf below reads: 'CIA employees may not use this luggage') 2) Barbecue sauce 3) Ornaments (Xmas gifts, 2006-2014) 4) Trench coats (sold unironically) 5) Underwear with old PDB's printed on them
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David McCloskey
8 months
I wrote a festive(ish) short story for the @FinancialTimes about two former CIA break-in guys dressed in Santa suits on a black bag job gone bad in Miami. Link below- check it out!
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David McCloskey
1 year
Wow, wow, wow- thank you so much @simonmontefiore . This means so much coming from a chronicler of Russia and biographer of Stalin. I am over the moon.
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S Sebag Montefiore
1 year
Thrillers r hard to do. Just finished this.After brilliant Damascus Gate @mccloskeybooks does it again.Thrilling propulsive terrifying laced w authentic CIA lore,more authoritative on how Putin’s courtiers & oligarchs work than most journalists & rugged prose:unputdownably superb
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David McCloskey
10 months
Signed copies of Moscow X for ⁦⁦ @poisonedpen ⁩. They’re on their way out West now so go buy a bunch!
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David McCloskey
3 years
I know it’s a random milestone, but still pretty cool to see Damascus Station cross the 1,000 rating mark on Amazon (and most of them are also pretty good!) Thanks to all of the readers and supporters who made this possible. Very humbled and grateful.
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David McCloskey
2 years
There is a signed copy of Damascus Station at the ⁦Barnes and Noble in the Mall of America…play your cards right and I’ll throw in a few of these kids, too
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2 years
One of the weird things I miss about CIA is the computer-generated funnynames (fake names) for cables and emails. I worked with a guy for *six years* -and never knew his real name and he's out now, too, and the other day someone referred to him by his true name and I said 'Who?'
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David McCloskey
2 years
Friends - the Damascus Station paperback drops tomorrow, 10/25! Available wherever you get your books. I'll also be in conversation with @bentleydonb , New York Times bestselling author of Hostile Intent and Tom Clancy's Zero Hour at @interabangbooks here in Dallas at 6pm!
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David McCloskey
8 months
I made this video to counter Hollywood’s terrible disinformation campaign that CIA officers are ‘hot’
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David McCloskey
3 years
My debut novel, Damascus Station, lands on 10/5. Pre-order your copy today!
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David McCloskey
2 years
Great review by ⁦⁦ @john_sipher ⁩ of Howard Blum’s new book on the hunt for a mole inside CIA during the Cold War. It’s also a terrific primer on counterintelligence and mole hunting.
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David McCloskey
6 months
This was a fantastic conversation @MattNixson and I had, covering a bunch of great ground, and in the OWO hotel to boot! Thank you Matt!
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Matt Nixson
6 months
Big shout out to @mccloskeybooks for terrific conversation about @CIA , #spy fiction & #Syria / #Ukraine for #ExpressFeatures during your London trip to promote Moscow X, out now via @_SwiftPress Thanks @bentorresphoto for great image and @ShakespeareLisa for making it all happen
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David McCloskey
2 years
Thrilled to be signing copies of Damascus Station for the ⁦⁦ @poisonedpen ⁩! Go visit this legendary bookseller and pick one up
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David McCloskey
2 years
This weekend I finished the reader's draft and signed the contract for book 2 and I am now waiting for something awful to happen to even everything out
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David McCloskey
3 years
My take on what it's like to work at the #CIA
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David McCloskey
2 years
Kindle version of Damascus Station now median-priced item in basket below: 1 lb block Velveeta cheese, $5.48 Gumby rubber dog toy, $3.65 Damascus Station (Kindle), $2.99 ⁦ 20 oz box of Cap’n Crunch, $2.98 Ryan Leaf 1998 Fleer Rookie Sensations football card, $0.99
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David McCloskey
7 months
Had a terrific conversation with @simonmayo and @Mattm_Williams about Moscow X and CIA and spy fiction. Good to be in studio this time instead of on Zoom from my bedroom at 4am but you be the judge if my answers are better / more coherent. Give it a listen!
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Simon Mayo's Books Of The Year Podcast
7 months
One of these men is an Ex-CIA Analyst...the other two are...well @simonmayo and @mattm_williams . Yes @mccloskeybooks is BACK. And his new novel - #moscowx - is fantastic! Hear him chat about it on our latest episode, which is available now...
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David McCloskey
3 years
Swung by the fantastic ⁦ @BookPeople ⁩ in Austin to sign copies of Damascus Station yesterday. What a terrific indie.
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David McCloskey
10 months
Really enjoyed my conversation with @JackCarrUSA on the DANGER CLOSE podcast. We talk the CIA, Syria, the Kennedy assassination, the President's Daily Brief, our writing processes, and my new novel, Moscow X. Give it a listen!
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David McCloskey
3 years
And that’s a wrap on draft one of the next book. Now I put it in a drawer and try to come back to it like it’s new and didn’t spend 11 months fighting its own birth. This one was tough, but the juice is going to be worth the squeeze. More soon on title, pub date, etc
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David McCloskey
2 years
It is really freaking cool and humbling to see Damascus Station nominated by @thrillerwriters for Best First Novel. Honored to be in such fantastic company. @wwnorton
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David McCloskey
7 months
V excited that Moscow X drops in the UK in just a few weeks! I’ll be in conversation with James Barr at Daunt Books Marylebone, 7pm on 15 Jan. Tickets: 🎫
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David McCloskey
6 months
Signed some copies of Damascus Station and Moscow X today at the exceptional @TheMysterious in NYC
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David McCloskey
2 years
I am now at the point in the first draft sprint of book 3 (70,000 words in) where I have forgotten much of what I wrote from word 1 - 50,000, including a character's last name, one of the twists, and several of the French villages where I set early scenes.
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David McCloskey
2 years
Of all the signs that our society is on the verge of collapse, clearest among them is the emergence of humans who stream content on their phones at full volume in cramped public places without headphones.
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David McCloskey
9 months
The holidays are upon us...Drop me a DM if you'd like to gift a loved one (or an enemy) a signed copy of Damascus Station or Moscow X. Or both.
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David McCloskey
2 years
Wonderful to wake up to this exceptional review of Damascus Station in the @TheTimesBooks just before it launches in the UK!
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Robbie Millen
2 years
" @mccloskeybooks debut novel Damascus Station is one of the best spy thrillers for years"/ @TheTimesBooks review
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David McCloskey
3 years
An honor (and surreal!) to be signing copies of #DamascusStation for ⁦⁦⁦⁦ @TheMysterious ⁩ Hope your Thriller and Espionage club members enjoy!
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David McCloskey
4 months
This was really cool to see
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Swift Press
4 months
‘If people want to read a good book about what life in intelligence is like ... there's a book called #DamascusStation by @mccloskeybooks which is the most accurate rendition of life in a tough war zone’ - Former MI6 Chief Sir John Sawers 🕵️
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David McCloskey
3 months
This made my morning. Huge and well deserved congrats to @isberryauthor for taking home the Edgar. PEACOCK is indeed sublime.
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Mystery Writers of America
3 months
Congratulations to @isberryauthor , winner of BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR for The Peacock and the Sparrow ( @AtriaBooks ) #Edgars2024
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David McCloskey
2 years
Good news for friends across the pond…Damascus Station will be published by @_SwiftPress in the UK in January and book 2 will track around the US release in Fall ‘23.
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David McCloskey
10 months
DC friends - tonight, I'll be in conversation about Moscow X with @JeffreyJHiggins at Elaine's in Alexandria. Terrific atmosphere, great food, and if the conversation's rough you can even throw it at me. Link below to register - hope to see you there!
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David McCloskey
11 months
PSA: a few years of my blood sweat and tears (also known as my first novel, Damascus Station) is available for $2.99 in the Amazon Kindle Store and on Apple Books in the runup to the Moscow X release next week.
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David McCloskey
1 year
Wow - thrilled and honored to see this exceptional review of MOSCOW X by @TheRealBookSpy "...required reading for anyone claiming to be a fan of espionage, MOSCOW X is a breathless, heart-pounding adventure that reads as authentic as anything else in print today." Out on 10/3
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The Real Book Spy
1 year
A Book Spy Review: ‘Moscow X’ by @mccloskeybooks
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David McCloskey
2 years
There are a few signed used copies of Damascus Station at the @halfpricebooks flagship in Dallas. Fair warning: my 18 month old lightly chewed a page or two in one of them while I was signing.
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David McCloskey
8 months
Think CIA parties are all glamor and tuxedos and martinis? Think again. They are more like church potlucks and in this video I explain why.
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David McCloskey
3 years
Signing copies of Damascus Station this morning at Brookline Booksmith. Great to see Damascus Station in the wild in Boston! ⁦ @booksmithtweets
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David McCloskey
9 months
Really enjoyed my @spybrary conversation with @ShippersUnbound about the CIA, spy fiction, and my new novel Moscow X. Check it out!
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Shane - Spybrary Podcast Host
9 months
Former CIA analyist @mccloskeybooks shares the reaction from the #CIA community to his spy fiction books. His conversation with @ShippersUnbound is now available on Spybrary - search 'Spybrary' on all good #podcast apps. #Spybrary
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David McCloskey
6 months
Thank you so much @simonmontefiore !! 🙏🙏🙏
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S Sebag Montefiore
6 months
Look whats just arrived. MoscowX. Signed by @mccloskeybooks Its propulsive and is a great sequel to DamascusStation The top spy thrillerist in our wild turbulent times, the ultimate espionage era
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David McCloskey
3 years
Completely blown away and honored that @AppleBooks chose Damascus Station as one of the #BestBooksOfOctober ! They say "you'll finish Damascus Station with your jaw on the floor." Check it out here:
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David McCloskey
10 months
Had a fantastic conversation with @Mpolymer and @djrothkopf on spy novels, CIA, Russia/Ukraine, and dive bars with an emphasis on the Vienna Inn. In other words: only the essentials. Give it a listen!
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Deep State Radio
10 months
Truth is often stranger than fiction, but for a CIA analyst turned author, the line between the two is blurred. @mccloskeybooks joins @djrothkopf and @mpolymer to discuss his latest book and how he learned the most about the CIA through writing.
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8 months
Moscow X launches in the UK next month! Come join say hi at Daunt Books on 15 Jan…link below for details.
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Swift Press
8 months
Meet @mccloskeybooks at @Dauntbooks on 15th January in London🗓️ The author of #DamascusStation and #MoscowX will be in conversation with James Barr at Daunt Books Marylebone, 7pm. Book your tickets 🎫
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David McCloskey
3 years
A true burn bag story that I forgot to share: when new CIA analysts dispose of their first burn bag, we would tell them to scream their badge # down the chute. No one is down there. The wager was how long it would take them to figure it out. What do you think the record is?
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The Burn Bag
3 years
NEW EPISODE: Former #CIA Analyst turned author David McCloskey ( @mccloskeybooks ) talks to us about his new #spy thriller "Damascus Station" and the #Syrian Civil War LISTEN: SUBSCRIBE: OR
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10 months
Thrilled that @AppleBooks chose Moscow X as one of the #BestBooks of October! Check it out:  I also love their review: "this sexy spy thriller puts the heat back into the Cold War...A kinetic blend of simmering tension, sex, and sudden violence."
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David McCloskey
1 year
Crossing my fingers on @simonmontefiore thoughts, as I hear he knows a thing or two about Russia
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S Sebag Montefiore
1 year
Look whats just turned up. Since i am in a fictional and thrillerish phase of reading i am v Excited to read this after the excellent #damascusstation @swiftbooks_ @mccloskeybooks
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David McCloskey
2 years
Kids today: we go for a quick errand and they lose their marbles if they don't have water bottles. I don't remember my childhood being so thirsty
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David McCloskey
3 years
Damascus Station is a pretty good spy novel, but it’s also a great brush capable of reaching into corners and tiny cracks.
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David McCloskey
4 months
You don’t need to come up with your own ideas for spy novels, people. Just keep an eye on the chekists.
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Michael Weiss
4 months
He was disguised among a group of Russian race car drivers and their staff as part of a GRU-controlled transnational racing group known as the Silkway Rally. (Yes, really.)
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1 year
Increasingly Stalinist vibes here in book 3. Stuck on a plot point but *think* I can solve it merely by killing off all of the characters.
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David McCloskey
3 years
Wow, just wow. Thank you so much Clarissa. So humbled and honored by this.
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Clarissa Ward
3 years
I could not put down @mccloskeybooks gripping spy novel “Damascus Station” and I gifted it to my husband and father, who also found it brilliant. While technically fiction, much of it is very true. A must read for anyone interested in Syria or espionage!!
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David McCloskey
1 year
Q&A episode with @simonmayo and @Mattm_Williams in which I am asked about my writing routine, which gets a little weird in the home stretch toward a first draft. And thanks also to @simonmontefiore for a wonderful question about some of the tradecraft!
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Simon Mayo's Books Of The Year Podcast
1 year
Our fascinating, if we do say so ourselves, Q&A episode with ex-CIA analyst turned author, @mccloskeybooks , is available now! @simonmayo and @mattm_williams talk processes, politics and pepperoni pizza. Plus - there's a surprise guest in the form of @simonmontefiore ! Enjoy!
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David McCloskey
9 months
This is really cool to see
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Swift Press
9 months
#DamascusStation by @mccloskeybooks is a @Waterstones Paperback of 2023 and we've got 2 copies to #giveaway to 2 lucky readers* 🎉 Tag a friend below to be in to #win 🕵️ *T&C's apply. UK addresses only. Comp closes 5pm 10.11.23. #BookTwitter #bookgiveaway #thrillerbooks
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David McCloskey
2 years
It’s pub day for Damascus Station in the UK! So thrilled to have the book in the wild thanks to the amazing team @_SwiftPress !
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Swift Press
2 years
'One of the best spy thrillers for years' @TheTimesBooks 'Relish every page, the story demands it' @MailOnline Happy publication day to #DamascusStation by @mccloskeybooks 🕵️ Buy your copy:
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David McCloskey
10 months
A fantastic launch event here in Dallas tonight graced by none other than @JackStewartBook , a great friend, terrific writer, and the most mobile thriller author on the planet (though he does also happen to live in Dallas)
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Jack Stewart
10 months
Congrats to my good friend, @mccloskeybooks on the release of his second novel, MOSCOW X!
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David McCloskey
3 years
Signing copies of Damascus Station at ⁦the exceptional ⁦⁦ @PorterSqBooks ⁩ Just some exceptional indie bookstores up in Boston
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2 years
I was lucky enough to get an advance copy and am now diving into the latest/upcoming from ⁦⁦ @bentleydonb ⁩! 3 chapters in and this thing is crackling
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David McCloskey
2 years
In a new and worrying sign of inflation, my 7 year old told me with a straight face this morning that the going rate for the Tooth Fairy is $2/tooth
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David McCloskey
3 months
This was really cool and flattering to see. Thank you so much @CatherineBelton And thank you for your incredible book. PUTINS PEOPLE was one of the most important sources I used to build the (fictional) world of Moscow X and to understand how power is wielded inside the elite
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Catherine Belton
3 months
So glad to have finally had a chance to read @mccloskeybooks ' Moscow X. Absolutely gripping and I'm so flattered to read so many haunting echoes of real-life plot lines from Putin's People, especially at the beginning. A must-read
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David McCloskey
25 days
Thank you so much for these immensely kind words @NickKristof ! Thrilled and honored that you enjoyed the story
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Nicholas Kristof
29 days
I love spy novels, and nobody does them better than David @mccloskeybooks . His newest, "The Seventh Floor," is about the hunt for a mole in the CIA (where he once worked). Great plot. Great writing. The best spy writer since LeCarre. I'm jealous of his writing talent. @wwnorton
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10 months
According to credible sources, the Langley hot dog machine is no more. Devastating!
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David McCloskey
1 year
THE PEACOCK AND THE SPARROW by @isberryauthor . Gritty, propulsive, dark, and twisty, the setting in Bahrain during Arab Awakening is beautifully rendered; you can feel the swampy heat on the page. Recalls Greene or Le Carre’s A PERFECT SPY. Highly recommended.
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9 months
Incredibly well deserved @isberryauthor ! Huge congrats THE PEACOCK AND THE SPARROW is exceptional
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I.S. Berry | THE PEACOCK AND THE SPARROW
9 months
Every year, I read @NPR 's list of best books. So it's indescribable to see THE PEACOCK AND THE SPARROW on this year's list. "...a spy thriller that is engaging & utterly believable." Thanks to @nprbooks & @SDrummondNPR ! @AtriaMysteryBus @ITWDebutAuthors 🔗
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David McCloskey
11 months
Was fortunate to get an early copy and it did not disappoint. Rich setting in 2006 Lebanon very close to my heart, propulsive storytelling, gritty spy tale. Highly recommended. Going to be in conversation with @paulvidich thru @poisonedpen here in a few weeks
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paul vidich
11 months
One Week To Pub Date!
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1 year
My mom just found a copy of my book at a garage sale ($1.75). "Was it at least in a pile with other books," I asked and she just said: "no, no it wasn't" in a very sad tone as if I might not want to know more about what happened to it
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@john_sipher you had me at ‘Jewish space lasers’ this is going to be a phenomenal podcast - everyone should check it out …I will be waiting for an episode in which John reveals his role in the Deep State
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John Sipher
6 months
@SpycraftEnt ⁩ New ⁦ @iHeartRadio ⁩ podcast available today. Spies explore conspiracies - even Jewish space lasers! Please consider subscribing.
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David McCloskey
1 year
Ever wonder what former CIA and Military officers think about what's happening in the world? Want to know what's real and what we make up for our novels? Join me, @bentleydonb , @BAndrewsJWilson , and @97_taylormoore in Houston @murderbooks on May 9! Info:
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David McCloskey
8 months
This is fantastic news @isberryauthor !!!
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I.S. Berry | THE PEACOCK AND THE SPARROW
9 months
Beyond excited to announce that THE PEACOCK AND THE SPARROW will be flying across the pond to the UK. 🤸‍♂️ 🇬🇧 🦚 To be published by the wonderful @noexitpress / @BedfordSqBooks . @AtriaMysteryBus @ITWDebutAuthors @LSEalumni #thepeacockandthesparrow #spynovel
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David McCloskey
6 months
Happy pub day +1 to @_NickPetrie_ , an exceptional writer and solidly above average human being. I cannot wait to dive into his next Peter Ash novel, THE PRICE YOU PAY. This series is brilliant - action, humor, mystery, fascinating characters. Congrats Nick.
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David McCloskey
1 year
Some excellent beach reading courtesy of the very talented @JackStewartBook ! Propulsive and imaginative; full of adventure; puts you right in the cockpit, deeply authentic. Great fun. Kudos to Jack for a terrific yarn.
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David McCloskey
8 months
It’s the holidays, and many of us are contemplating poisoning our relatives when they visit. So I made a video about spies and poison and why those CIA guys in the ‘60s had all the fun. Merry Christmas!
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David McCloskey
6 months
Had a great conversation with @Tonisenior about Moscow X, CIA, and all things espionage. Give it a listen
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Aspects of History
6 months
#Podcast @Tonisenior interviews @mccloskeybooks About espionage and his latest book. Read Moscow X Please follow @Spymasterspod #espionage #spies #newbooks
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David McCloskey
1 year
I agree. Order early and often
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John Wilson
1 year
Now's a good time to preorder @mccloskeybooks ' new novel, Moscow X (due this fall from @wwnorton ).
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David McCloskey
2 years
It’s very cool to see copies of your book translated for the international market…here’s Portugal which turned out beautifully thanks to @Luadepapel
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David McCloskey
3 years
Wow. Thank you Brad! I am incredibly humbled and excited to see it in your hands. I hope you enjoy, and selfishly that it perhaps distracts a bit from RISING TIGER :) (But not too much!)
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Brad Thor
3 years
What a great pre-Christmas surprise from David @mccloskeybooks . Have heard tons of great things about his debut thriller. Looking forward to reading this!
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David McCloskey
1 year
Yes I sometimes search for my book on Twitter and no, I’ve never found anything this spectacular
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Blue Pencil Agency
1 year
That was Marco Mengoli for #Italy , but you’d be forgiven for thinking it was Damascus Station by David McCloskey up there. #eurovision #lookstobooks
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David McCloskey
3 years
Good advice. Sometimes I also ask my 6 year old for plot ideas. Most are pretty genre-bending. Yesterday he suggested I add gigantic, man-eating praying mantises into my novel. When I told him I am writing a spy novel set in Russia he said “Make the mantises eat the Russians.”
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David McCloskey
2 years
Damascus Station is out in the UK in Jan 2023! Check it out on NetGalley now
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Swift Press
2 years
A CIA officer and his recruit arrive in Damascus to hunt for a killer... #DamascusStation by @mccloskeybooks is now on @NetGalley . Publishing Jan 2023 - you don't want to miss this fast-paced, 'spectacular' debut ➡️
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David McCloskey
3 years
Thrilled to see this and excited to listen. So important to emphasize the human stories and experiences at the heart of the Syrian uprising and resistance. Thanks @clarissaward @3fra2_hashem @ramialsaied2
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Charles Lister
3 years
The latest of @clarissaward 's great "Tug of War" podcast covers #Syria - "the incredible power of grassroots resistance & a cautionary tale of the massive human cost of taking on a repressive regime." 10yrs of revolution w. @3fra2_hashem & @ramialsaied2 :
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David McCloskey
25 days
Friends - you can use the code below to pre-order a copy of my upcoming novel, The Seventh Floor, at Barnes and Noble, for 25% off. For the price of a few fancy coffees, you can acquire a year+ of my blood, sweat, and tears. I think the offer is good thru tomorrow. @BNBuzz
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W. W. Norton & Company
1 month
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David McCloskey
8 months
This is really cool to see thank you @joshuachuminski ! And Moscow X is in great company amid some other terrific books and authors including @isberryauthor . Check out his full roundup.
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Joshua Huminski
8 months
With a brilliant & timely plot that grabs the reader from the first page & doesn't let up @mccloskeybooks ' "Moscow Station" is one of the best espionage novels of the year & a great successor to "Damascus Station". #BestBooks2023
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David McCloskey
3 years
It's an honor to have Damascus Station reviewed in @nytimesbooks - a game of 'cat and cat and cat'...'exceling in the details of espionage.' And as for the note on some of the prose around the love story...well, dammit, I'm sentimental after all:)
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