{"product_id":"the-spy-who-knew-too-much-an-ex-cia-officers-quest-through-a-legacy-of-betrayal-9780063054219","title":"The Spy Who Knew Too Much: An Ex-CIA Officer's Quest Through a Legacy of Betrayal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Howard Blum writes history books that read like thrillers.\"--\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA retired spy gets back into the game to solve a perplexing case--and reconcile with his daughter, a CIA officer who married into the very family that derailed his own CIA career--in this compulsive true-life tale of vindication and redemption, filled with drama, intrigue, and mystery from the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Last Goodnight\u003c\/em\u003e, It's a real-life thriller whose stunning conclusion will make headline news. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a sunlit morning in September 1978, a sloop drifts aimlessly across the Chesapeake Bay. The cabin reveals signs of a struggle, and \"classified\" documents, live 9 mm cartridges, and a top-secret \"burst\" satellite communications transmitter are discovered aboard. But where is the boat's owner, former CIA officer John Paisley? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne man may hold the key to finding out. Tennent \"Pete\" Bagley was once a rising star in America's spy aristocracy, and many expected he'd eventually become CIA director. But the star that burned so brightly exploded when Bagley--who suspected a mole had burrowed deep into the agency's core--was believed himself to be the mole. After a year-long investigation, Bagley was finally exonerated, but the accusations tarnished his reputation and tainted his career. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Bagley's daughter Christina, a CIA analyst, married another intelligence officer who was the son of the man who had played a key role in the investigation into Bagley, it caused a painful rift between the two. But then came Paisley's strange death. A murder? Suicide? Or something else? Pete, now a retired spy, launches his own investigation that takes him deep into his own past and his own longtime hunt for a mole. What follows is a relentless pursuit to solve a spy story--and an inspiring tale of a man reclaiming his reputation and his family. It's a very personal quest that leads to a shocking conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Spy Who Knew Too Much\u003c\/em\u003e includes 8 pages of black-and-white photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlum, Howard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eHoward Blum is the author of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller and Edgar Award winner \u003cem\u003eAmerican Lightning\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as \u003cem\u003eWanted!\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Gold of Exodus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGangland\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Floor of Heaven, \u003c\/em\u003eand, most recently, a 2018 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003eNotable Book\u003cem\u003e: In the Enemy's House\u003c\/em\u003e. Blum is a contributing editor at \u003cem\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/em\u003e. While at the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, he was twice nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting. He is the father of three children, and lives in Connecticut. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50554354860306,"sku":"9780063054219","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cd14672a-a47b-4a84-8548-eb864ed6f08d.jpg?v=1731713409","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-spy-who-knew-too-much-an-ex-cia-officers-quest-through-a-legacy-of-betrayal-9780063054219","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}