Why read Molehunt?

Book cover of Molehunt: The Secret Search for Traitors That Shattered the CIA

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Details the obsessive internal spy hunt reminiscent of the McCarthy era lead by CIA counterintelligence chief James Jesus Angleton after he was lead astray by former KGB officer Anatoly Golitsin. 25,000 first printing. $25,000 ad/promo. Tour.

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1 author picked Molehunt as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Steve Vogel

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David Wise was the dean of American espionage writers, the author of more than a dozen well-regarded books about spies before his death in 2018, and Molehunt is my favorite. It tells the story of the James Angleton-inspired to hunt for a supposed mole within the CIA, an enormously damaging affair that paralyzed the agency for years. Wise’s books are so authoritative because of the unmatched sources he had in the intelligence community.

From Steve's list on The best and most accurate non-fiction books about Cold War espionage.