How to catch a Russian spy
Subtitle: the true story of an American civilian turned double agent
By: Naveed Jamali and Ellis Henican
Contributors: Henican, Ellis, author
Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
Publisher: Scribner
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9781476788821
Subjects: Russian Espionage; Espionage; Foreign relations; History; Biography; Spies
Description: "In 2008, almost two decades after the Cold War was officially consigned to the history books, an average American guy in his twenties helped to bring down a top Russian spy based at the United Nations. This American had no formal espionage training. Everything he knew about spying he'd learned from books, movies, video games, and TV. And yet, with the help of an initially reluctant FBI duo, he ended up at the center of a highly successful counterintelligence operation that targeted Russian espionage in America"--
Table of contents: title: New Americans; title: Family business; title: Finding me; title: America attacked; title: Navy dreams; title: Commander Lino; title: Special agents; title: Meeting Oleg; title: Networkcentric; title: Out and about; title: Why spy; title: Gaining control; title: Agent trust; title: Second try; title: Worthy adversaries; title: El Dorado; title: Easy lies; title: Speeding up; title: Parking garage; title: Grilling Oleg; title: Thumb drive; title: Blowing it; title: Hooters; title: Change of plans; title: Phony arrest; title: Victory lap; title: Ensign Jamali.