It is impossible to put down - To Catch a Spy stands with the best of John le Carre. "Jim Olson has written an extraordinary book. Here's the other half." ― Joe Weisberg, Creator/Executive Producer, The Americans, What you read in the papers about espionage isn't necessarily wrong, it's just missing half the story. The intelligence professional will discover how to make it work better. "Olson has written a primer on the world of espionage that is so thoughtful and carefully laid out it makes you wonder how we got along without a book like this before. The lay reader will learn how spying really works. Crumpton, a 24 year veteran of the CIA's Clandestine Service, author of The Art of Intelligence, and CEO of Crumpton Group LLC., "The author, America's counterintelligence guru, has crafted a remarkable, indispensable book rich in heartbreaking detail and sharp analysis ― serving as a clarion call for a stronger response to the unrelenting, sophisticated, and successful foreign espionage assault on our nation." ― Henry A. To Catch a Spy is destined to become the bible of the counterintelligence community and the real life spy world." ― Ronald Kessler, author, The CIA at War and The Secrets of the FBI "Fascinating, authoritative, full of juicy new disclosures. He is the author of Fair Play: The Moral Dilemmas of Spying. Currently, he is a Professor of the Practice at the Bush School of Government and Public Service of Texas A& M University. In addition to several foreign assignments, he was chief of counterintelligence at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia. Olson served for over thirty years in the Directorate of Operations of the Central Intelligence Agency, mostly overseas in clandestine operations. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. A "lessons learned" section follows each case study. The book also analyzes twelve actual case studies to illustrate why people spy against their country, the tradecraft of counterintelligence, and where counterintelligence breaks down or succeeds. Readers will learn about specific aspects of counterintelligence such as running double-agent operations and surveillance. After an overview of what the Chinese, Russian, and Cuban spy services are doing to the United States, Olson explains the nitty-gritty of the principles and methods of counterintelligence. Olson takes the reader into the arcane world of counterintelligence as he lived it during his thirty-year career in the CIA. Olson, former chief of CIA counterintelligence, offers a wake-up call for the American public and also a guide for how our country can do a better job of protecting its national security and trade secrets. In To Catch a Spy: The Art of Counterintelligence, James M. Foreign intelligence services, particularly those of China, Russia, and Cuba, are recruiting spies in our midst and stealing our secrets and cutting-edge technologies. Her Pen Pal, which premieres Saturday, June 19 on the Hallmark Channel at 9/8c, was shot in Paris.Īll three stars of To Catch a Spy talked about the thrill of visiting Malta in a preview interview for Hallmark.The United States is losing the counterintelligence war. Hearts Down Under, which premiered in April, was filmed on location in Australia. This is the network’s second movie filmed in Malta, an island nation in the Mediterranean, and one of many recent Hallmark productions shot outside of North America. By the time she can alert the staff, the body has disappeared.Ĭhloe works with FBI agent Aaron Maxwell (played by Donnell), and her co-worker Sara (played by Murin), to solve the case. But her simple assignment turns treacherous when she overhears an argument on her first night in the hotel, and then sees a woman fall past her window. Kelley plays travel writer Chloe, who is covering the reopening of the grand Optima Hotel for the magazine Destination Traveler. Pic credit: Crown Media.Ī Broadway husband-and-wife team lead the cast of Hallmark Movies and Mysteries latest whodunit, To Catch a Spy, debuting Sunday, June 20, at 8/7c.Ĭolin Donnell, who starred as Billy Crocker in the Broadway revival of Anything Goes, and Patti Murin, who played Princess Anna in the stage version of Frozen, join TV and film veteran Nathalie Kelley in the thriller, which was filmed on location in the Republic of Malta. The film will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Sunday, June 20 at 8/7c. Malta provides an exotic backdrop to a murder mystery in Hallmark’s To Catch a Spy, starring Nathalie Kelley, Patti Murin, and Colin Donnell.
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