Lawton's reputation as one of the best authors of espionage fiction is burnished by Moscow Exile...all the action and intrigue of an old Len Deighton trilogy - Wall Street Journal

Another virtuoso performance in what continues to be an espionage series of uncommon depth and breadth . . . Lawton infuses the entire troupe with sparkling life, using crackling dialogue and rapier wit to bring a Technicolor sheen to the moral ambiguity of the Cold War - Booklist (starred review)

[A] lush historic novel . . . The resilience and determination of his Charlie, Coky and eventually Joe Wilderness provide a strong portrait of Lawton's real-life sense of espionage: calculating, well-armed, self-defined - New York Journal of Books

A wonderfully rewarding thriller that makes me want to go back and reread all its predecessors to enjoy the subtleties and pleasures on display -- Maxim Jakubowski - Crime Time

Beautifully written and cut with flashes of sardonic wit, it is, nominally, the fourth of Lawton's 'Joe Wilderness' novels, but also features members of the Troy family from his primary series which has been delighting the discerning reader for more than twenty-five years now and as a body of work, is shaping up to be one of the most impressive achievements in spy-fi - Shots

The newest literary spy thriller from a master of the genre, Moscow Exile is a richly populated, gripping tale of espionage set in Washington, D.C. during the post-war period.