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Code name Blue Wren : the true story of America's most dangerous female spy--and the sister she betrayed Cover Image

Code name Blue Wren : the true story of America's most dangerous female spy--and the sister she betrayed / Jim Popkin.

Blue Wren : (portion title)
True story of America's most dangerous female spy--and the sister she betrayed (portion title)

Popkin, Jim, (author.).

Summary:

"Like spies Aldrich Ames and Robert Hanssen before her, Ana Montes blindsided her colleagues with brazen acts of treason. For nearly 17 years, Montes succeeded in two high-stress jobs. By day, she was one of the government's top Cuba experts, a buttoned-down GS-14 with shockingly easy access to classified documents. By night, she was on the clock for Fidel Castro, listening to coded messages over shortwave radio, passing US secrets to handlers in local restaurants, and slipping into Havana wearing a wig. In Code Name Blue Wren, investigative journalist Jim Popkin weaves the tale of two sisters who chose two very different paths, plus the unsung heroes who had to fight to bring Ana to justice."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 1335449884
ISBN: 9781335449887
Physical Description: 351 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Hanover Square Press, [2023]
Copyright: ©2023

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-337) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- The world's worst sorority -- Topeka -- The hothouse -- Stevie Wonder and chocolate chip cookies -- The cauldron -- "Our native land calls to us" -- "A sense of moral outrage" -- "A rich array of targets" -- Headed for collision -- Destination Havana -- Miami vice -- A warrior monk deep within the bureaucracy -- Death of a green Beret -- Surrounded -- A meteoric rise -- Spying gets lonely -- Royal flush -- The Kmart security guard -- The interview -- "One of the most damaging spies" -- Bottoming out -- "A limited capacity" -- The seventh floor -- La otra -- McCoy -- Warming up the ice queen -- Grip and grin -- Scott and gator -- "We're going to war" -- Full field -- Confiding in Robert Hanssen -- Snuck in like ninjas -- A Manati farwell -- Out of time -- The immalculate confession -- Your sister is a spy -- "All the world is one country" -- Escape to Sweden -- "A psychological hell" -- "You are a coward" -- Release -- Epilogue -- Author's note -- Endnotes.