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Spy reveals the complete, authoritative account of FBI agent Robert Hanssen, code‑name Grayday, who betrayed the United States for the Soviet Union for 22 years. David Wise draws on first‑hand sources to detail how Hanssen penetrated the FBI’s counterintelligence division, the covert operation that extracted his file from Moscow, and the investigative maneuvers by U.S. intelligence that finally led to his arrest. The book also explores the personal and psychological factors that drove Hanssen to espionage, including insights from psychiatrist Dr. David L. Charney, who met with him in prison. This nonfiction work provides an inside view of the worst intelligence disaster in U.S. history and the complex motives behind a double agent’s betrayal.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: David Wise
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