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Shadow cell : an insider account of America's new spy war / Andrew Bustamante & Jihi Bustamante.
An unprecedented insider account of 21st-century spycraft in the tradition of 'Argo' and 'Black Ops', 'Shadow Cell' is a thrilling firsthand account by husband-and-wife CIA operatives who, against all odds, triumphed in a deadly cat-and-mouse game against a mole within the agency.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316572149 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: x, 260 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2025.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
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| Genre: | Biographies. Personal narratives. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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The volume is a thrilling firsthand account by husband-and-wife CIA operatives who, against all odds, triumphed in a deadly cat-and-mouse game against a mole within the agencyâan unprecedented insider account of 21st-century spycraft in the tradition of Argo and Black Ops. - Grand Central Pub
INSTANTÂ NEW YORK TIMESÂ BESTSELLER | A thrilling firsthand account by husband-and-wife CIA operatives who, against all odds, triumphed in a deadly cat-and-mouse game against a mole within the agencyâan unprecedented insider account of 21st-century spycraft in the tradition of Argo and Black Ops.
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Andrew and Jihi Bustamante were a âtandem coupleâ: married spies whoâd dedicated their lives to the CIA. They met as trainees at Langley, and got married while hunting terrorists across the globe. Then, suddenly, they were assigned to a mission so sensitive and explosive that the CIA still has never acknowledged it. The CIAâs source network in a country code-named "Falcon"âone of Americaâs most formidable rivalsâhad been compromised by a mole, and the agency needed a new way to collect intelligence there. Young newlyweds, the Bustamantes were considered safe choices for this daunting task precisely because they had no experience in Falcon. They were also loyal, forgettable, and completely disposableâoperatives who could help to strengthen the CIAâs position in Falcon while simultaneously serving as bait for the mole.
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But although their superiors at the CIA didnât realize it, the Bustamantes also brought another advantage to the table:Â a granular understanding of how terrorist cells operate, and how the agency could exploit those same tactics to keep America safe. Assembling a rag-tag team of fellow operatives and recruiting new sources from Falcon, the Bustamantes pioneered a new way of spying by building a cell of their ownâright at the heart of the CIA.
The propulsive, untold tale of one of historyâs greatest intelligence crises and the unlikely band of agents who were sent in to clean up the mess, Shadow Cell allows us to peer behind the curtain to see how todayâs spy wars are being foughtâand won.
