Killer Spy: The Inside Story of the FBI's Pursuit and Capture of Aldrich Ames, America's Deadliest Spy
by Peter Maas
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In the waning days of the Cold War, Aldrich Ames systematically and cold bloodedly sent a dozen of the US's best agents to their death, betraying them to the Soviets for more than two million dollars. This is the story of how he was finally caught.Tags
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Peter Maas was born in New York on June 27, 1929. He graduated from Duke University in 1949 and served in the U. S. Navy during the Korean War. After the war, he became a journalist and wrote for such magazines as Collier's, Look, Saturday Evening Post, and New York Magazine. His nonfiction works include Marie, Manhunt, and Underboss. The Valachi show more Papers and Serpico were adapted into films. He died on August 23, 2001 at the age of 72. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Common Knowledge
- People/Characters
- Aldrich Ames; Aldrich Hazen Ames
- Important places
- Washington, D.C., USA
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, History, Politics and Government
- DDC/MDS
- 327.12 — Society, government, & culture Political science International Relations: Spies Foreign policy and specific topics in international relations Espionage and subversion
- LCC
- JK468 .I6 .M23 — Political Science Political institutions and public administration (United States) Political institutions and public administration United States Government. Public administration
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- English
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