Overview
āHoward Blum writes history books that read like thrillers.āāNew York Times
A retired spy gets back into the game to solve a perplexing caseāand reconcile with his daughter, a CIA officer who married into the very family that derailed his own CIA careerāin this compulsive true-life tale of vindication and redemption, filled with drama, intrigue, and mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Goodnight, Itās a real-life thriller whose stunning conclusion will make headline news.Ā
On a sunlit morning in September 1978, a sloop drifts aimlessly across the Chesapeake Bay. The cabin reveals signs of a struggle, and āclassifiedā documents, live 9 mm cartridges, and a top-secret āburstā satellite communications transmitter are discovered aboard. But where is the boatās owner, former CIA officer John Paisley?Ā
One man may hold the key to finding out. Tennent āPeteā Bagley was once a rising star in Americaās spy aristocracy, and many expected heād eventually become CIA director. But the star that burned so brightly exploded when Bagleyāwho suspected a mole had burrowed deep into the agencyās coreāwas believed himself to be the mole. After a year-long investigation, Bagley was finally exonerated, but the accusations tarnished his reputation and tainted his career.Ā
When Bagleyās daughter Christina, a CIA analyst, married another intelligence officer who was the son of the man who had played a key role in the investigation into Bagley, it caused a painful rift between the two. But then came Paisleyās strange death. A murder? Suicide? Or something else? Pete, now a retired spy, launches his own investigation that takes him deep into his own past and his own longtime hunt for a mole. What follows is a relentless pursuit to solve a spy storyāand an inspiring tale of a man reclaiming his reputation and his family. Itās a very personal quest that leads to a shocking conclusion.
The Spy Who Knew Too Much includes 8 pages of black-and-white photographs.
This book title, The Spy Who Knew Too Much (An Ex-CIA Officer's Quest Through a Legacy of Betrayal) - 9780063054226, ISBN: 9780063054226, by Howard Blum, published by HarperCollins (June 6, 2023) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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