The Spy's Son: The True Story of the Highest-Ranking CIA Officer Ever Convicted of Espionage and the Son He Trained to Spy for Russia PDF
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The True Story of the Highest-Ranking CIA Officer Ever Convicted of Espionage and the Son He Trained to Spy for Russia Bryan Denson Atlantic Monthly Press New York Jacket design by Royce M. Copyright © 2015 by Bryan Denson Becker Author photograph © Beth Nakamura The author owes a great debt of thanks to The Oregonian, which published “The Spy’s Kid” story in its original form in May 2011. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in a review. Scanning, uploading, and electronic distribution of this book or the facilitation of such without the permission of the publisher is prohibited. Please purchase only authorized electronic editions, and do not participate in or encourage electronic piracy of copyrighted materials. Your support of the author’s rights is appreciated. Any member of educational institutions wishing to photocopy part or all of the work for classroom use, or anthology, should send inquiries to Grove Atlantic, 154 West 14th Street, New York, NY 10011 or [email protected]. Published simultaneously in Canada Printed in the United States of America ISBN 978-0-8021-2358-9 eISBN 978-0-8021-9131-1 Atlantic Monthly Press an imprint of Grove Atlantic 154 West 14th Street New York, NY 10011 Distributed by Publishers Group West groveatlantic.com In memory of my father, Kenneth Earl Denson, and dedicated to Holden Miles Denson, my son, my wingman, my pride and joy “I used to advertise my loyalty and I don’t believe there is a single person I loved that I didn’t eventually betray.” —Albert Camus, The Fall Contents Prologue: Suspected Spies in Chains One: Hola Nancy Two: First CIA Tour, Manila Station Three: “Batman” Switches Teams Four: A New Counterspy Collaboration Five: We Have Another Aldrich Ames Six: Spy vs. Spy Under Langley’s Roof Seven: FBI Takedown at Dulles Eight: Forsaken All Allegiance to His Homeland Nine: A New Cellblock Celebrity Ten: A Fall into Blackness Eleven: The Russian Consulate, San Francisco Twelve: A Spy Named “George” Thirteen: Faith, Prosperity, and The Door Fourteen: CIA Detects Codes, Espionage, Again Fifteen: Keep Looking Through Your New Eyes Sixteen: FBI Offers a Mulligan Seventeen: Inmate 734520 Eighteen: A Spy Swap and Reparations Epilogue: The Last Asset Author’s Note Acknowledgments Notes Index Prologue
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