Books like Betrayal by Tim Weiner

Betrayal chronicles the true story of Aldrich "Rick" Ames, the last American spy of the Cold War who orchestrated one of the CIA’s most devastating acts of treason. Reporters from The New York Times—Tim Weiner, David Johnston, and Neil A. Lewis—reveal how CIA leadership initially could not fathom that their own headquarters harbored a traitor. For almost a decade, Ames manipulated Russian intelligence, creating a web of deception that misled the Agency and the FBI into doubting whether moles existed at all. The book details the FBI’s relentless nine‑month pursuit and eventual arrest of Ames, based on the full facts finally shared by the CIA after almost eight years of uncertainty. Written from on‑record interviews with real individuals involved, the narrative offers a rare, insider view of espionage operations during the closing years of the Cold War, devoid of anonymous quotes or fabricated scenes.

First publish date: 1995