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Its based on reporting bryan denson did for the oregonian. After reading bryan densons superbly entertaining and informative book, my own choice is james nicholson, a cia officer who not only spied for the russians, but dragged his young son into the. The spys son is a fastpaced, thrilling account that takes readers inside the private. By night, he was a minivandriving single father racing home to have dinner with his kids. The spys son is a startling story of a fatherson team who bluffed the cia. The true story of the highestranking cia officer ever convicted of espionage and the. The spys son is a startling story of a fatherson team. The crooked cia officer who brought his son into the. This site uses cookies to store information on your computer. By day, he taught spycraft at the cias clandestine. The book starts with son nathaniels final meeting with a russian operative in cyprus, then jobs back in time to tell the story of how his father, harold james jim nicholson came to work for the cia. Its very recent history, written by a journalist, so its different in content and style from the usual history and biography that i read. My historyhistorical fiction book club us meeting in early january to discuss the spys son by bryan denson. The crooked cia officer who brought his son into the business.
In 1997, nicholson became the highest ranking cia officer ever convicted of espionage. The spys son takes readers deep inside the world of spies and spy catchers, a dysfunctional cia family, and the secret catandmouse games still playing out between the united states and russia. The authors 5 years of research pays off with an insiders account with information from fbi reports, court documents, military records and the only interview ever given by nathan, the son that was betrayed by his father. Some are essential to make your site operate, others help us improve the user experience. Denson, an investigative journalist, spent the next seven years covering the case for the oregonian newspaper and then later for his book about the fatherson spy duo, the spys son. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books. Denson puts his reporting chops to good use, packing the book with information. Valerie plame author of fair game in a stunning piece of reporting bryan denson has unraveled one of the strangest spy stories in american history and written a haunting book as fast paced and as exciting as the best spy novel. The spys son, bryan denson shop online for books in new. The true story of the highestranking cia officer ever convicted of espionage and the son he trained to spy for russia.
By day, he taught spycraft at the cias clandestine training center, the farm. The true story of the highestranking cia officer ever convicted of espionage and the son he trained to spy for russia kindle edition by denson, bryan. The spys kid is the culmination of twoyear investigation by reporter bryan denson. Lessons learned from a true story of espionage published on december 9, 2015 december 9, 2015 62 likes 7 comments. This fast paced book includes lots of detail perhaps even too much. Densons telling of the tale is riveting, agonizing, and for a former spook like me, sometimes heartstopping. How a cia traitor turned his son into a russian spy cnn. Spys son is a very wellwritten and nicely structured work that explores numerous angles in the nicholson case without being fraught with emotion or judgment.
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A haunting book as fast paced and as exciting as the best spy novel. He covered the case of jim and nathan nicholson as it wound. Denson s suspenseful story of the nicholsons reprehensible activities is an adventurous read, revealing tradecraft used by both spies and spy catchers. The cia officer who recruited his son to spy for russia.
Robert lindsey, author of the falcon and the snowman investigative reporter and pulitzer prize finalist bryan denson tells the riveting story of the nicholsonsfather and son coconspirators who deceived their country by selling national secrets to russia. Filled with fascinating details of the cloakanddagger techniques of kgb. Densons work is quite reminiscent of ben mcintyre in that he takes an indepth view of famous crimes in a snapshot of recent history. Spys son the true story of the highest ranking cia officer. The spys son details how cia officer jim nicholson convinced his son to spy for russia. The true story of the highestranking cia officer ever. Human foibles of hubris and greed drive jim nicholson to betray his nations deepest secrets and his own family. Investigative reporter and pulitzer prizefinalist bryan denson tells the riveting story of the father and son coconspirators who betrayed the united states. The true account of the nicholsons, the father and son who sold national secrets to russia. Denson is at his best recounting jims career trajectory and. Author bryan denson, an experienced journalist, leads us step by step through an extraordinary espionage case that stretched, in two phases, from the mid1990s to. While behind the bars of a federal prison, the former mole systematically groomed the one person he trusted most to serve as his standin.