- Hardcover
- Publisher: Diane Pub Co (June 1995)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0788154788
- ISBN-13: 978-0788154782
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In the waning days of the Cold War, Aldrich Ames cold-bloodedly sent a dozen of the U.S.'s best double agents to their deaths, betraying them to the Soviets for $2 million. Now, America's premier true crime author exposes how the FBI finally caught up with this perfidious traitor after he managed to slip through the CIA's own censors for eight years. Photos.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Lots of fluff, little research, Oct 27 2001
By J. FERGUSON "a patriot" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Killer Spy: The Inside Story of the Fbi's Pursuit and Capture of Aldrich Ames, America's Deadliest Spy (Hardcover)
THis book incorrectly focuses on the FBI as the capturers of Ames and leaves out the mole hunting CIA team's chase of Ames. While they did mess up and take years to identify the problem, the CIA team caught Ames. THis book is also way short on providing insight into Ames motives, tactics and techniques. A MUCH better book on the subject is "confessions of a spy" by Pete Early. Earley is the only journalist that was able to interview Ames and his well researched book provides the story in Ames own words as well as interviews with his russian accomplices.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
My Thoughts, Jun 5 2006
By Kat Po - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Killer Spy: The Inside Story of the Fbi's Pursuit and Capture of Aldrich Ames, America's Deadliest Spy (Hardcover)
Maas does a good job of keeping the reader interested and moving the story along, however, I feel that because of this some of the details of the CIA's involvement in the investigation are glossed over. My only other complaint is that I felt Maas didn't spend enough time explaining the importance of the U.S. sources that Ames gave to the Soviets and who they were. While Maas does a great job in portraying Ames, putting a spotlight on his character for the reader, humanizing the agents whose deaths Ames is responsible for, would add to the reader's understanding of his depravity and villainy masked by his self-centered worldview. Despite these complaints, Maas's, Killer Spy, is a well written, detailed account of a fascinating espionage investigation not to mention a fun read.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Keystone cops on assignment, Aug 20 2005
By Does Not Matter - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Killer Spy: The Inside Story of the Fbi's Pursuit and Capture of Aldrich Ames, America's Deadliest Spy (Hardcover)
This book is relatively short but it provides enough information on the subject. I also liked its matter of fact presentation of the events.But the truly amazing part is the "Keystone Cops" aspect of the whole affair. CIA and FBI joint task force identified Ames after the first real check of the financial status of possible sources, but it took 10 years of humiliating failures for this pretty routine investigation to get started.
And after that initial success the team of top flight FBI agents experienced one snafu after another trying to catch Ames and his Russian handlers red-handed and finally gave it up.
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