Damascus Station

Buenísimo, oye. Novela de espías de la CÍA escrito por uno que lo fue. No esperéis una tipo James Bond, XXX o Misión imposible. No. Esta es más real, más de métodos posibles y no de macarradas que se lían a tiros o a saltar de aviones en marcha. Y a pesar de que esas macarradas son las que me suele Leggi tutto

This book is about as intense as you can get. Great story and non-stop from the first page.

I Expected To Like This Spy Thriller A Lot But Wound Up Being Somewhat Disappointed! Based on Damascus Station’s intriguing plot concept — which is very representative of the type of books I enjoy — and the advance praise it generated, I highly anticipated it to be a book I’d be recommending highly. Leggi tutto

David McCloskey's first novel is a compelling and realistic political and spy drama set during the early stages of the Syrian civil war. Unlike many American "spy" thriller authors, his book actually emphasizes spycraft and espionage rather than gunfights, explosions, and special operations. The plo Leggi tutto

Sam and Mariam sitting in a tree… K-I-S-S-I-N-G While this book provided an intriguing look inside the “cat and mouse” games the CIA, Syrian Government, Russians and rebels play with each other, I found it severely lacking in character depth and full of shallow, machismo sex and violence that left me Leggi tutto

I feel like the concept for this book was that it would be a spy thriller, but realistic. Cool idea! But so maybe don't make the hero be a devastatingly handsome super-smart cool-headed killer who beds the sultry, luscious, quick-witted levantine martial-arts expert he's recruited? Just a suggestion Leggi tutto

Damascus Station, by David McCloskey, is a first-rate, old-school espionage thriller. Over the last year I have read a few spy novels I considered some of the best ever written and Damascus Station might be the best of the lot. The characters are top-notch: the good guys are great but the bad guys r Leggi tutto