This is one of the best spy thriller novels this reader has experienced. Intelligent, authentic, and exciting. Characters are well developed. The reader is hooked from the first page, and the story becomes consuming. McCloskey maintains the tension as he lets the characters act and reveal themselves in this well wrought and brilliantly constructed plot. The writing is minimalist and the author is unintrusive. This a gritty and entertaining novel that feels authentic from the details of spy craft illustrated. As a result, this is an author we can rely, and a story that rings true and compelling. Andrew B Wehrlen is well modulated to the wide-ranging characters and the narrative. This is a engaging page turner.