Damascus Station: Unmissable New Spy Thriller From Former CIA Officer (Damascus Station, 1)

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Damascus Station: Unmissable New Spy Thriller From Former CIA Officer (Damascus Station, 1)

Damascus Station: Unmissable New Spy Thriller From Former CIA Officer (Damascus Station, 1)

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David McCloskey's first novel is a compelling and realistic political and spy drama set during the early stages of the Syrian civil war. Ben works to recruit Mariam, a Syrian intelligence official to help the United States find out more about what is going on behind the scenes in Syria. As we move towards the "climactic" ending the CIA stooge allows himself to be captured and tortured to "protect" the asset he loves from exposure (yes insert a little mouth vomit here).While at the CIA, he worked in field stations across the Middle East and briefed senior White House officials and Arab royalty.

This is the first spy novel I’ve read in a long time and it reminded me how good it can be to be immersed in a gripping high stakes book. The principal antagonists in this novel are the men and women of the CIA and the senior-most figures in Assad’s intelligence apparatus, the mukhabarat, as well as the dictator himself. McCloskey portrays the brutal inner functioning of the Assad regime, as well as the CIA's occasional ineptitude, while detailing such elements of spy craft as avoiding tails, maximizing dead drops, and operating safe houses. The addition of Mariam Haddad, the Syrian Palace official recruited by Joseph, adds a layer of complexity to the narrative. It had shades of Red Sparrow but somehow I think Syria may be a little more ruthless and plays by fewer rules than Russia.Many who had my take on this book did not finish, well sports fans I made it and now feel like I need a star on that dead CIA wall.



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