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Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.Ģ-10 days after all items have arrived in the warehouse Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. He won the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime for The Falcon and the Snowman: A True Story of Friendship and Espionage, which the New York Times called “one of the best nonfiction spy stories ever to appear in this country.” 1935) is a journalist and the author of several award-winning true crime books. He has done a superb job of research and writing.” -Ken Follett, #1 New York Times–bestselling author Robert Lindsey tells us everything we want to know about this odd couple.

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A real-life spy story as gripping and full of suspense as anything one could invent. The first book of the last two decades that makes us understand how the boy next door could become a superspy.” - The New York Times You simply won’t be able to dismiss them.” - The New York Times Book Review “A balanced, objective, powerful story, which pulls you deeply into the lives of these young felons. Before Edward Snowden, there were Boyce and Lee, two of the most unlikely spies in the history of the Cold War. This Edgar Award–winning book was the inspiration for the critically acclaimed film starring Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn-a true story as thrilling as any dreamed up by Ian Fleming or John le CarrÉ. It was an audacious act of treason, committed by two spoiled young men who were nearly always drunk, stoned, or both-and were about to find themselves caught in the middle of a fight between the CIA and the KGB. With the help of his best friend, Andrew Daulton Lee, a drug dealer with connections south of the border, Boyce began stealing classified documents and selling them to the Soviet embassy in Mexico City.

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And when he gave in, the fate of the free world would hang in the balance. Security at the Vault was so lax, Boyce couldn’t help but be tempted. One of them was Christopher John Boyce, a hard-partying genius with a sky-high IQ, a passion for falconry, and little love for his country. Only a handful of employees were cleared to handle the intelligence that came through the Black Vault. This fascinating account of how two young Americans turned traitor during the Cold War is an “absolutely smashing real-life spy story” ( The New York Times Book Review).Īt the height of the Cold War, some of the nation’s most precious secrets passed through a CIA contractor in Southern California.