Missing Man: The American Spy Who Vanished in Iran
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (556 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0374536937 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Its colorful cast includes CIA operatives, Russian oligarchs, arms dealers, White House officials, gangsters, private eyes, FBI agents, journalists, and a fugitive American terrorist and assassin.Missing Man is a fast-paced story that moves through exotic locales and is set against the backdrop of the twilight war between the United States and Iran, one in which hostages are used as political pawns. The missing man, Robert Levinson, appeared in pictures dressed like a Guantánamo prisoner and pleaded in a video for help from the United States.Barry Meier, an award-winning investigative reporter for The New York Times, draws on years of interviews and never-before-disclosed CIA files to weave together a riveting narrative of the ex-ag
"Lifts the curtain just a little on modern US espionage" according to Howard Cornelsen. This is a taught tale of the bumbling, confusion and inadequacies of both the CIA and the FBI in trying to handle a difficult disappearance. The events and persons are all so recently in the news that the story opens a window on the tangled web of espionage conducted by the USA and feels as if it could have come from this morning's paper.It isn't a spy nove. Leanne C Hadley said However I am glad I read it because the truth will set us. This is a hard book to read because it shows a glimpse into the "back story" of our government agencies and it is ugly. However I am glad I read it because the truth will set us free!. "Riveting story, but I found it hard to keep" according to Jeanette. Riveting story, but I found it hard to keep all the parties straight. A glossary would have helpful, and I wish the book had included a map, photos, and a timeline.
It is like an elegantly executed rugby play, with the narrative being progressed down the field by the feints and footwork of one man until he runs out of options, then pitched off to the next player in chevron flight for more fancy dancing until that character runs out of steam and pitches it to the next in line. A great, highly recommended read.”James Grady, author of Six Days of the Condor“Fortunately this book is listed as non-fiction, otherwise I would not have believed the story it tells. Meier’s style is brio and dash, always with a trail of crumbs, while handfuls of grit and episodes of hateful behavior are thrown in for te
. A two-time winner of the George Polk Award, he is also the author of Pain Killer and A World of Hurt. Barry Meier is a reporter for The New York Times,where he was part of a team that was awarded the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting