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Moscow 5000

New York Times–Bestselling Author of Firefox: As Olympic runners prepare to compete in Moscow, a more dangerous race is happening behind the scenes . . .

Amid the 1980 Moscow Olympics, a double agent is seeking to defect to the USA—and the CIA needs to take action before the KGB does. Meanwhile, Ukrainian nationalists hope to disrupt the internationally televised events with a spectacular bomb plot. Athletes from around the globe, each facing their own personal challenges, prepare for the men’s 5000-meter race while agents in the shadows engage in a competition with far more at stake than a gold medal . . .

“A leading exponent of the genre, on a par with, though perhaps not quite as famous as, his fellow countryman Ken Follett . . . A master storyteller.” —The Independent

“The big race itself is a knockout, wonderfully authentic.” —Kirkus Reviews

Originally published under the pseudonym David Grant

Craig Thomas

Craig Thomas was a Welsh author of thrillers, most notably the Mitchell Gant novels and the Kenneth Aubrey & Patrick Hyde series. His best-known novel, Firefox, brought him to global prominence and was adapted into film, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. One of the pioneering techno-thriller writers, his work is often compared to Tom Clancy. Thomas passed away in 2011 at the age of sixty-nine.

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