The Spy Who Got Away

By David Wise

1988

First Published

3.71

Average Rating

302

Number of Pages

9H13M

Audio Length

In spring 1983, Edward Howard was preparing for his first overseas posting as a CIA case officera tour in the agency's most sensitive station, Moscow. In June 1986, he became the first CIA officer to defect to the Soviet Union. Wise, a frequent writer on intelligence issues and co-author (with Thomas B. Ross) of The Invisible Government, interviewed Howard (in Budapest), his family, co-workers, and American counterintelligence officers to prepare this compelling analysis of events and mostly CIA bungles that led to a major U.S. intelligence disaster. The remarkable, clearly told story reveals intriguing snippets of the workings of American intelligence.

Avg Rating

3.71

Number of Ratings

104

5 STARS

16%

4 STARS

46%

3 STARS

31%

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Author

David Wise

Author · 9 books

Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database. From Wikipedia: «David Wise (May 10, 1930 – October 8, 2018) was an American journalist and author who worked for the New York Herald-Tribune in the 1950s and 1960s, and published a series of non-fiction books on espionage and US politics as well as several spy novels. His book The Politics of Lying: Government Deception, Secrecy, and Power (1973) won the George Polk Award (Book category, 1973), and the George Orwell Award (1975).» Most of his books were non-fiction examinations of espionage and U.S. politics. According to his obituary in the New York Times, “He also wrote three spy novels, which were praised for their insight and authority.” Those novels include: • Spectrum, 1981 • The Children's Game, 1983 • Samarkand Dimension, 1987