Missing Man: The American Spy Who Vanished in Iran
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (629 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0374536937 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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Lifts the curtain just a little on modern US espionage Howard Cornelsen This is a taught tale of the bumbling, confusion and inadequacies of both the CIA and the FBI in trying to handle a difficult disappearance. The events and persons are all so recently in the news that the story opens a window on the tangled web of espionage conducted by the USA and feel. However I am glad I read it because the truth will set us This is a hard book to read because it shows a glimpse into the "back story" of our government agencies and it is ugly. However I am glad I read it because the truth will set us free!. Jeanette said Riveting story, but I found it hard to keep. Riveting story, but I found it hard to keep all the parties straight. A glossary would have helpful, and I wish the book had included a map, photos, and a timeline.
A two-time winner of the George Polk Award, he is also the author of Pain Killer and A World of Hurt. . Barry Meier is a reporter for The New York Times,where he was part of a team that was awarded the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting
Cat and mouse, reality and fantasy, Iran and the United Statesall are mixed into a devil's brew of espionage, wild exploits, triple-crosses and still-unsolved mysteries. ” Stephen Kinzer, author of All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror. Meier’s style is brio and dash, always with a trail of crumbs, while handfuls of grit and episodes of hateful behavior are thrown in for texture. It is like an elegantly executed rugby play, with the narrative being progressed down
The result is an extraordinary tale about the shadowlands between crime, business, espionage, and the law, where secrets are currency and betrayal is commonplace. A real-life thriller about a CIA contractor who vanished in Iran and the international manhunt to find himIn late 2013, Americans were shocked to learn that a former FBI agent turned private investigator who disappeared in Iran in 2007 was there on a mission for the CIA. The missing man, Robert Levinson, appeared in pictures dressed like a Guantánamo prisoner and pleaded in a video for help from the United States.Barry Meier, an award-winning investigative reporter for The New York Times, draws on years of interviews and never-before-disclosed CIA files to weave together a riveting narrative of the ex-agent’s journey to Iran and the hunt to rescue him. Its colorful cast includes CIA operatives, Russian oligarchs, arms dealers, White House officials, gangsters, private eyes, FBI agents, journalists, and a fugitive American terrorist and assassin.Missing Man is a fast-paced story that moves through exotic locales and is set against the backdrop of the twilight war between the United States and Iran, one in which hostages are used as political pawns. Filled with stunning revelations, it chronicles a family’s ongoing search for answers and one man’s desperate struggle to keep his hand in th