{"product_id":"books-the-spy-who-knew-too-much-by-howard-blum","title":"The Spy Who Knew Too Much","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Howard Blum writes history books that read like thrillers.\"--New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA retired spy gets back into the game to solve a perplexing case--and reconcile with his daughter, a CIA officer who married into the very family that derailed his own CIA career--in this compulsive true-life tale of vindication and redemption, filled with drama, intrigue, and mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Goodnight, It's a real-life thriller whose stunning conclusion will make headline news. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn 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 boat's owner, former CIA officer John Paisley? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne man may hold the key to finding out. Tennent \"Pete\" Bagley was once a rising star in America's spy aristocracy, and many expected he'd eventually become CIA director. But the star that burned so brightly exploded when Bagley--who suspected a mole had burrowed deep into the agency's core--was 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Bagley's 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 Paisley's 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 story--and an inspiring tale of a man reclaiming his reputation and his family. It's a very personal quest that leads to a shocking conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Spy Who Knew Too Much includes 8 pages of black-and-white photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53772314607889,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780063054219.jpg?v=1783972932","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/books-the-spy-who-knew-too-much-by-howard-blum","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}