Spy Who Knew Too Much

<p><strong>Howard Blum writes history books that read like thrillers.<em>New York Times</em></strong></p><p><strong>A retired spy gets back into the game to solve a perplexing caseand reconcile with his daughter, a CIA officer who married into the very family that derailed his own CIA careerin this compulsive true-life tale of vindication and redemption, filled with drama, intrigue, and mystery from the <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of <em>The Last Goodnight</em>, Its a real-life thriller whose stunning conclusion will make headline news.</strong></p><p>On a sunlit morning in September 1978, a sloop drifts aimlessly across the Chesapeake Bay. The cabin reveals signs of a struggle, and classified documents, live 9 mm cartridges, and a top-secret burst satellite communications transmitter are discovered aboard. But where is the boats owner, former CIA officer John Paisley?</p><p>One man may hold the key to finding out. Tennent Pete Bagley was once a rising star in Americas spy aristocracy, and many expected hed eventually become CIA director. But the star that burned so brightly exploded when Bagleywho suspected a mole had burrowed deep into the agencys corewas believed himself to be the mole. After a year-long investigation, Bagley was finally exonerated, but the accusations tarnished his reputation and tainted his career.</p><p>When Bagleys daughter Christina, a CIA analyst, married another intelligence officer who was the son of the man who had played a key role in the investigation into Bagley, it caused a painful rift between the two. But then came Paisleys strange death. A murder? Suicide? Or something else? Pete, now a retired spy, launches his own investigation that takes him deep into his own past and his own longtime hunt for a mole. What follows is a relentless pursuit to solve a spy storyand an inspiring tale of a man reclaiming his reputation and his family. Its a very personal quest that leads to a shocking conclusion.</p><p><em>The Spy Who Knew Too Much</em> includes 8 pages of black-and-white photographs.</p>