Spy: The Inside Story of How the FBI's Robert Hanssen Betrayed America

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Spy: The Inside Story of How the FBI's Robert Hanssen Betrayed America is a 2002 non-fiction book by David Wise. It is about the Robert Hanssen case.

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Author David Wise
Country America
Language English
GenreNon fiction
Published2002

Publishers Weekly stated that the author "covers aspects of the case that have been largely neglected to date" due to the information from people involved in the case and how Wise placed the central figure, Hanssen, in context. [1] Kirkus Reviews stated that the book is "largely narrative" that lacks the analysis present in David Wise's other works. [2]

The CIA had asked Wise to not state the name of a CIA employee who was erroneously accused of spying before Hanssen; Wise stated that the agency gave him "intense pressure" but he refused to do so. [3] Instead he criticized the agency in a subsequent The New York Times op-ed article. [3]

Reception

Kirkus concluded that it is "a first-rate true-crime story" and that the author's writing was done "well and capably". [2]

Publishers Weekly stated that the book is "so far, the definitive account of" the case and that it was "Well researched and ably written". [1]

CIA spokesperson Bill Harlow criticized the book, stating it was "otherwise unremarkable" and that it went "on the market with a resounding thud". [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "SPY: The Inside Story of How the FBI's Robert Hanssen Betrayed America". Publishers Weekly . 2002-10-07. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  2. 1 2 "The Inside Story of How the FBI's Robert Hanssen Betrayed America". Kirkus Reviews. 2002-09-15. Retrieved 2019-12-18. - Posted online on June 24, 2010
  3. 1 2 3 "CIA is quick to spy alleged subterfuge". Los Angeles Times . Reuters. 2002-11-09. Retrieved 2019-12-18.

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