David McCloskey

David McCloskey is an American author and former CIA officer whose spy thrillers draw on his real-world intelligence experience to create some of the most authentic and gripping espionage fiction being written today. McCloskey worked as a CIA analyst, serving in field stations across the Middle East during the Arab Spring and conducting a rotation in the Counterterrorism Center focused on the conflicts in Syria and Iraq. He also worked as a consultant at McKinsey and Company before turning to fiction. Damascus Station (2021), his debut novel, is set against the backdrop of a Syria pulsing with fear and rebellion. CIA case officer Sam Joseph is dispatched to Paris to recruit a Syrian Palace official, and the two fall into a forbidden relationship that creates danger when they enter Damascus to uncover the fate of a disappeared American spy. The Financial Times called it simply marvellous storytelling, and The Times described it as one of the best and most authentic spy thrillers in years. Moscow X and The Seventh Floor continue the series, building a world of espionage that feels genuine because it is drawn from lived experience. McCloskey writes with the insider authority of someone who has actually done the work — his tradecraft details, bureaucratic politics, and sense of the human cost of intelligence operations ring true in ways that most thriller writers can only approximate. The audiobook editions of McCloskey's thrillers are tense, immersive experiences. His books and audiobooks are essential for fans of espionage fiction who want authenticity, literary quality, and stories that illuminate the real world of intelligence.