Russians Among Us: Sleeper Cells, Ghost Stories and the Hunt for Putin’s Agents

di Gordon Corera (Autore)

Derek Perkins (Narratore)

William Collins, 2020

The urgent, explosive story of Russia’s espionage efforts against the West from the Cold War to the present – including their interference in the 2016 presidential election. Like a scene from a le Carre novel or the TV drama The Americans, in the summer of 2010 a group of Russian deep cover sleeper agents were arrested. It was the culmination of a decade-long investigation, and ten people, including Anna Chapman, were swapped for four people held in Russia. At the time it was seen simply as a throwback to the Cold War. But that would prove to be a costly mistake. It was a sign that the Russian threat had never gone away and more importantly, it was shifting into a much more disruptive new phase. Today, the danger is clearer than ever following the poisoning in the UK of one of the spies who was swapped, Sergei Skripal, and the growing evidence of Russian interference in American life. In this meticulously researched and gripping, novelistic narrative, Gordon Corera uncovers the story of how Cold War spying has evolved – and indeed, is still very much with us. Russians Among Us describes for the first time the story of deep cover spies in America and the FBI agents who tracked them. In intimate and riveting detail, it reveals new information about today’s spies—as well as those trying to catch them and those trying to kill them. Gordon Corera, in Russians Among Us, delves into the world of international espionage, shedding light on the political conflicts and intelligence wars that have shaped our history. The narrative, rich in detail, takes the reader on a journey through the corridors of power, from the former Soviet Union to the top echelons of today's security agencies. For fans of Ben Macintyre (Colditz), Eliot Higgins (We Are Bellingcat), David E. Hoffman (The Billion Dollar Spy), Tom Marcus (Target and Destroy), and Luke Harding (Mafia State).

• Autore: Gordon Corera
• Narratore: Derek Perkins
• Durata in (hh:mm:ss): 12:48:04
• Anno edizione: 2020
• Editore: William Collins
• EAN: 9780008318963

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