Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damascus Station | 2021 | David McCloskey | Buy |
| 2 | Moscow X | 2023 | David McCloskey | Buy |
| 3 | The Seventh Floor | 2024 | David McCloskey | Buy |
| 4 | The Persian | 2025 | David McCloskey | Buy |
David McCloskey’s Damascus Station series brings a former CIA analyst’s firsthand knowledge to the page. The first book, Damascus Station, is set during the 2011 Syrian uprising and follows CIA case officer Sam Joseph as he recruits a Syrian Palace official in Paris before the pair enters Damascus to investigate the disappearance of an American spy. The story weaves through layers of surveillance, double-dealing, and the brutal realities of Assad’s security apparatus.
Moscow X shifts the action to Russia, where two CIA operatives work under commercial cover to recruit one of Putin’s financial advisors. The Seventh Floor brings the intrigue back to Langley itself, with Artemis Procter caught up in a mole hunt after a Russian asset is killed in Singapore and Sam Joseph goes missing. The Persian moves to new ground entirely, following a Persian Jewish dentist recruited by Mossad to spy inside Iran.
Each book works as a contained story with its own mission and stakes, but the series rewards readers who follow the evolving relationships and institutional politics from book to book.