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Molehunt offers an in‑depth look at the Central Intelligence Agency’s clandestine efforts to root out Soviet spies embedded among its employees. Drawing on classified investigations and investigative research, the book dissects the tense internal dynamics and the lengths the agency went to protect national security.
The account highlights the complexities of domestic counterintelligence work, illustrating how suspicion, loyalty, and the Cold War climate intersected in the CIA’s internal investigations.
First publish date: 1992
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: David Wise
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