The Falcon and the Snowman by Robert Lindsey
This fascinating account of how two young Americans turned traitor during the Cold War. It will shock you. It will sadden you. It's a true story you'll never forget.
At the height of the Cold War, some of the nation’s most precious secrets passed through a CIA contractor in Southern California. Only a handful of employees were cleared to handle the intelligence that came through the Black Vault. One of them was Christopher John Boyce, a hard-partying genius with a sky-high IQ, a passion for falconry, and little love for his country. Security at the Vault was so lax, Boyce couldn’t help but be tempted. And when he gave in, the fate of the free world would hang in the balance.
With the help of his best friend, Andrew Daulton Lee, a drug dealer with connections south of the border, Boyce began stealing classified documents and selling them to the Soviet embassy in Mexico City. It was an audacious act of treason, committed by two spoiled young men who were nearly always drunk, stoned, or both—and were about to find themselves caught in the middle of a fight between the CIA and the KGB.
This Edgar Award–winning book was the inspiration for the critically acclaimed film starring Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn—a true story as thrilling as any dreamed up by Ian Fleming or John le Carré. Before Edward Snowden, there were Boyce and Lee, two of the most unlikely spies in the history of the Cold War.
Format: Paperback | 416 pages
Dimensions (cm): 18 x 11.2 x 1.7 | 288g
Publication Date: 27 Aug 1981
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication City/Country: Middlesex, United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN10: 0140055746
ISBN13: 9780140055740
Condition: Acceptable
A vintage book with obvious wear. Has some damage to the cover, including obvious creasing and scuff marks, but integrity still intact. There is obvious creasing, and streaks of discolouring throughout the book. But no writing in margins, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no missing pages (the first page in the book has come loose) or anything that would compromise the legibility or understanding of the text.