A Tale of Biological Terror and Espionage
BOOK REVIEW: IN THE TWINKLING OF AN EYE: A Novel of Biological Terror and Espionage By James Lawler / BookBaby Reviewed by Anne Gruner, CIA […] More
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5 Gals who paved a ‘way’ at CIA
BOOK REVIEW: Wise Gals: The Spies Who Built the CIA and Changed the Future of Espionage By Nathalia Holt / G.P. Putnam’s Sons Reviewed by […] More
World War II and the Rise of American Intelligence
BOOK REVIEW: Need to Know: World War II and the Rise of American Intelligence By Nicholas Reynolds / Mariner Books Reviewed by William Nolte The […] More
A Credible Source on Putin’s Trolls
BOOK REVIEW: Putin’s Trolls: On the Frontlines of Russia’s Information War Against the World By Jessikka Aro / Ig Publishing Reviewed by Dan Hoffman The […] More
America’s Most Infamous Spy in Plain Sight
BOOK REVIEW: A Spy in Plain Sight: The Inside Story of the FBI and Robert Hanssen – America’s Most Damaging Russian Spy By Lis Wiehl […] More
The Turtle and the Dreamboat
BOOK REVIEW: The Turtle and the Dreamboat: The Cold War Flights that Forever Changed the Course of Global Aviation By Jim Leeke / Potomac Books […] More
A CIA Case Officer in a World of Trouble
BOOK REVIEW: Victor in Trouble By Alex Finley / Smiling Hippo Press Reviewed by Anne and Jay Gruner Description from the Publisher: When case officer […] More
Obsession and Betrayal: A Review of ‘The Spy Who Knew Too Much’
BOOK REVIEW: The Spy Who Knew Too Much By Howard Blum / Harper Reviewed by Cipher Brief Expert John Sipher The Reviewer — John Sipher retired […] More
The Fourth Man and the Hunt for Proof
BOOK REVIEW: The Fourth Man: The Hunt for a KGB Spy at the Top of the CIA and the Rise of Putin’s Russia By Robert […] More
Viva La (CIA) Vampire!
BOOK REVIEW: Vampires Rule! By Rolf Mowatt-Larssen and Andreas Jaworski / BookBaby Reviewed by Alma Katsu The Reviewer — Alma Katsu is a retired intelligence […] More
When Presidents and the Press Clash
BOOK REVIEW: Clash: Presidents and the Press in Times of Crisis By Jon Marshall, Potomac Books Reviewed by Bill Harlow The Reviewer — Bill Harlow […] More
The Future of Artificial Intelligence
BOOK REVIEW: The New Fire: War, Peace, and Democracy in the Age of AI By Ben Buchanan and Andrew Imbrie / MIT Press Reviewed by […] More
Former CIA Officer Alex Finley and her Oligarch Yachts
AUTHOR INTERVIEW — When The Cipher Brief last crossed paths with author Alex Finley, we delved into the exploits of Victor Caro, the central character […] More
How China is Reweaving Hollywood’s Red Carpet
BOOK REVIEW: Red Carpet: Hollywood, China, and the Global Battle for Cultural Supremacy By Erich Schwartzel / Penguin Press Reviewed by Bill Harlow The Reviewer […] More
What Does Intelligence Look Like in the Future?
BOOK REVIEW: Spies, Lies, and Algorithms: The History and Future of American Intelligence By: Amy Zegart / Princeton University Press Reviewed by Brian Fitzgerald Read […] More
The Fascination of the Abomination
BOOK REVIEW: Blown to Hell: America’s Deadly Betrayal of the Marshall Islanders By: Walter Pincus / Diversion Books Reviewed by James Lawler The Reviewer: James […] More
A CIA Story of Disruption and Overt Success
BOOK REVIEW: Disruption: Inside the Largest Counterterrorism Investigation in History By Aki J. Peritz / Potomac Books Reviewed by Bill Harlow The Reviewer — Bill Harlow is […] More
Exploring China’s High-Tech Penal Colony
BOOK REVIEW: In the Camps: China’s High-Tech Penal Colony By Darren Byler / Columbia Global Reports Reviewed by Terence Check The Reviewer — Terence Check is […] More
Imagining a CIA Operation in Damascus
BOOK REVIEW: Damascus Station: A Novel By David McCloskey / W.W. Norton & Company Reviewed by Robert Richer The Reviewer — Robert Richer served as […] More
A Closer Look at Vienna’s History of Espionage
BOOK REVIEW: Our Man in Vienna: The Spymaster’s War at the Heart of Europe By Panagiotis Dimitrakis / New Haven Publishing Reviewed by William D. […] More
A Review of Asian American Spies
“The book does highlight many of the Chinese, Korean, and Japanese Americans who served their country and does offer some idea of their wartime roles […] More
A Fashionable Twist on Sisters of the Resistance
BOOK REVIEW: Sisters of Resistance: A Novel of Catherine Dior’s Paris Spy Network By Christine Wells / William Morrow Publishing Reviewed by Alison P. Bouwmeester The […] More
A Deeper Understanding of Cyberspace in Peace and War
Former Senior CIA Officer Daniel Hoffman takes a look at the book, Cyberspace in Peace and War in a review you’ll only find in The […] More
9 Good Questions for First Casualty Author Toby Harnden
Cipher Brief UnderCover senior editor, Bill Harlow talks with journalist and author Toby Harnden about his new book, First Casualty: The Untold Story of the […] More